Past Exhibit: “Garden Gone Wild” Topiaries
This exhibit is presented by United Way of Cumberland County Youth Growth Stock Trust, Relyus Direct Mail Solutions, and several private donors.
Eleven topiaries made of living plants were on exhibit from Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio. The topiaries, filled with living materials resembled various animals and insects. All of the topiaries and plantings were imagined, designed, constructed and grown entirely by Franklin Park Horticulture & Exhibitions staff.
Did you know?
Lions are highly adaptable and can live in very dry areas like the Kalahari Desert in Africa. They get most of their water from their prey and will even drink from plants such as the Tsamma melon, a species of perennial desert vine in the gourd family.
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Mostly male birds do the singing, but the cardinal is one of the few species where the female sings. A pair of cardinals might share song phrases, using them to communicate at nesting time. Female cardinals will sing back and forth with a potential suitor.
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There are three species of elephant: African Savanna (Bush), African Forest and Asian. The ears of African elephants are much larger than their cousins and are described as being shaped like the African continent, whereas the ears of Asian elephants are shaped like the Indian subcontinent. There’s also a trunk difference – African elephants have two ‘fingers’ at the tip of their trunks, whereas Asian elephants have one, according to wwf.org.
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Well known for their long necks, these gentle giants are the world’s tallest living land animals. An adult male can grow to around 18 feet – that’s taller than three adult humans!
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Butterfly wings are covered by layers of microscopic scales which give them their beautiful coloration. The brilliant wing colors originate from pigments in the scales or in the structure of their surface.
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Gorillas are very clever animals and scientists have recorded them making tools and ladders out of sticks to help their babies eat and climb trees.
