Although I love all flowering exotic plants, my passion is collecting and growing bromeliads. I am attracted to their unusual shapes, extraordinary markings, ravishingly exotic flowers and brilliant bracts, some of which last six months. The colorful berries on some species are extraordinarily eye-appealing. In recent years, the fascinating Tillandsia. In the last few years I have become totally obsessed with conifers by creating a Conifer Wildlife Habitat.

Wally Berg Award of Excellence. The new Bromeliad Taxon list. Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies.

Can you imagine plants flourishing in the desert, sending arching sprays of fragrant flowers over their leaves, not rooted in the desert sand but perched on top of cactus? Or lovely white fuzzy grass-like plants growing happily on rock under the hot Peruvian sun, in locations where it seldom rains? These are typical members of one of the most fascinating plant groups - the Tillandsia family. Splendors of the Rain Forest. Jewels of the Rain Forest.

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden bursts into bloom in late May through mid-June. Peonies are culturally important across the arts and sciences in China, Japan, and Korea. Arboretum and Garden Visitor Guides.

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