Hotel Tigaiga Blog » Subtropical gardens http://en.tigaigablog.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:22:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Preparing for the “Fascination of Plants Day” http://en.tigaigablog.com/2012/01/31/preparing-for-the-fascination-of-plants-day/ http://en.tigaigablog.com/2012/01/31/preparing-for-the-fascination-of-plants-day/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:11:59 +0000 it http://en.tigaigablog.com/?p=1413 P1030313The first international “Fascination of Plants Day” will be held on May 18th (*). In the hotel Tigaiga we are preparing for the occasion and today we planted a “Eugenia unifoliolate” tree and a “Trachycarpus fortunei” palm to increase the number of plant species in our gardens. This action was sponsored by Mrs. Sander, regular customers of the hotel since 1985.

(*) The  ”Fascination of Plants Day” is launched under the umbrella of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO). The goal of this activity is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthused about the importance of plant science (www.plantday12.eu)

]]> http://en.tigaigablog.com/2012/01/31/preparing-for-the-fascination-of-plants-day/feed/ 0 The circle of life represented by a palm tree! http://en.tigaigablog.com/2011/10/31/the-circle-of-life-represented-by-a-palm-tree/ http://en.tigaigablog.com/2011/10/31/the-circle-of-life-represented-by-a-palm-tree/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:58:57 +0000 it http://en.tigaigablog.com/?p=1326 palm1 palm2

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and more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotel_tigaiga/sets/72157627841474723/

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Thus, we stick to our motto:

Tigaiga, a hotel with more palm trees than beds!

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Photo: Our handyman Cristo is competent in a variety of skills, repair and maintenance work.

]]> http://en.tigaigablog.com/2011/03/24/outstanding/feed/ 0 Amazing flower photos! http://en.tigaigablog.com/2011/02/17/amazing-flower-photos/ http://en.tigaigablog.com/2011/02/17/amazing-flower-photos/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:44:19 +0000 it http://en.tigaigablog.com/?p=1041 Calliandra tweedii 3We would like to thank Mr. Dixon,  a professional garden & flower photographer and loyal Tigaiga guest.

Mr. Dixon invited our visitors to see his impressive botanical film, with  clear close-up shots of blooming flowers rich in colour and detail, taken at a number of locations including Tenerife.

He gave a wonderful photographic lecture of plant & flower photography which we greatly enjoyed.

Muchas gracias!

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]]> http://en.tigaigablog.com/2010/09/29/growing-up/feed/ 0 Cactus garden in full glory! http://en.tigaigablog.com/2010/08/06/cactus-garden-in-full-glory/ http://en.tigaigablog.com/2010/08/06/cactus-garden-in-full-glory/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:01:37 +0000 it http://en.tigaigablog.com/?p=802 cactusThe sunny location and the loving care by our gardeners brings back, at this time of year, a colorful appearance in our cactus garden with many flowers and many strong spines!

And it is also the time to admire in the garden Tigaiga starting to flower in the evenings:  the cacti “Queen of the Night” (Selenicereus grandiflorus)

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The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) enjoying sunshine at our Tinguaro terrace.

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