Purple Flower
Lupine at Quail Hollow Ranch, CA USA
Daffodils in late April
If soil is covered by plants, then the wind carries less or no sand away. In addition - any growth on sandy desert like soil protects the soil from being dried and thus opens the possibilities for more growth - other plants.
Railroad vine is a quiet abundant beach flower in some remote beaches of the Philippine islands. See previous flower photos from Railroad vine for more details.
This photo series was taken in Bicol province - Luzon island. Railroad vine also grows abundantly on Cambodian beaches.
In album Beautiful flowers - Tropical orchids
Flower
Robert Nyman
Like, flowers
Children are always very inventive and their imaginations know no boundaries especially when it comes to gardening.
As Joe Swift mentioned earlier, the Children's Quirky Container Competition was a great example of this. Schools across the Cheshire area have submitted an amazing range of interesting and unusual containers to be judged by visitors to the show. I had a look through and was really surprised by how good they were, from small scale exhibits like the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, entered by Bexton Primary School, Knutsford to a large scale container made from a Piano. 
Created by Park Royal School, Macclesfield, this was entitled Keys to Health and Happiness! (get it!) It looked spectacular although I can't help wondering what the music teacher thought? There is one container that I know will particularly appeal to my colleague Louise. St Anne's Fulshaw, Church of England School created a chest shaped container overflowing with bright nasturtiums and other bedding plants, entitled
Ooh Arrgh Pirate's Treasure (She's from Cornwall you know). The RHS are very keen to encourage children to get into gardening and are actively campaigning for it to be added to the school curriculum, with young minds as inventive as this, it can only be a good thing. Also as part of the Tatton tenth anniversary celebrations Children under 15 get into the show free this year. Info from:
Private Club
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