GigaPans

The Lyon Arboretum Spring Plant Sale held at the Blaisdell Convention Center, Honolulu
This sale brings together vendors from all over O`ahu. Part of the proceeds go to help the research and conservation efforts of the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, a research facility of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Native Hawaiian species are featured by several vendors, and they usually sell out quickly.

Tulips and sculpture at the Arboretum. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a partnership among the University of Minnesota Department of Horticultural Science, the Minnesota State Horticultural Society and the Lake Minnetonka Garden Club. Its more than 1,100 acres allow research and appreciation in a wide variety of habitats. You can learn more at http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/ulpture

Here's the main lawn at the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, a research and education arm of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I'm working on a 1.5 gigapixel version.
Brisk trade winds and rapidly moving clouds made this a difficult image to capture.

Many of the test tubes in this growing room contain tissue culture propagules/sterile culture seedlings of many of Hawai`i's rarest plants. A number of the species represented here have fewer than 10 individual plants remaining in the wild; a few with no known living wild specimens. Hawai`i comprises just 0.2% (1/500) of the land area of the United States, but harbors nearly 1/3 of the threatened and endangered plant and animal species in the entire country.

I set the white balance and...

A busy day at the plant sale

The dogwood (Cornus sp.) were in full flower on Memorial Day. This one in particular just called out for gigapanning. There are a few autofocus issues, but overall, I like it.

Compton after the addition of English Park. 1914.

Now Morris Arboretum

The JC Raulston Arboretum perennial border and annual test garden. Plants especially adapted to Piedmont North Carolina conditions are collected and evaluated in an effort to find superior plants for use in southern landscapes

Inspired by the White Garden at Sissinghurst Gardens in Kent, England, the Klein-Pringle White Garden showcases white-flowered plants and plants with gray, white, or silver foliage set against a dark background of hollies and conifers. A charming white Victorian gazebo stands across a stretch of lawn, forming the focal point of this lovely garden. Low stone walls frame this formal outdoor garden room.

To see other views of this garden
http://tiny.cc/G57MA