Tag Archives: Plants

Blankets

Posted on December 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I already mentioned it earlier, but I cannot put enough emphasis on it: snow is a blessing for plants in their struggle to survive winter. Winter is a hard time for plant life, that is beyond question. Cold temperatures, biting … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Belgium, Climate, Cold, Ecology, Frost, Garden, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Science, Seasons, Snow, Winter | 4 Comments

Love Shine-a light…

Posted on December 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Visit the gallery of this event on the right of the blog! Cold days, endless dark nights, today with some additional snow and ice… Winter is upon us and it is trying to make us gloomy and depressed. But I will not … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Animals, Antwerp, Asia, China, China Light, Christmas, Dragon, Light festival, New Year, Photography, Pictures, Plants, Tourism, Travel, Winter, Zoo | 7 Comments

Out you go!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Little brave seedlings, surviving everything they have to go through! At least until now… Remember the seeds we planted earlier? They were growing so successfully and swift, I decided they were ready for action. They even survived transplantation in separate little pots, followed … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Disturbance, Ecology, Experiment, Garden, Gardening, Nature, Planting, Plants, Science, Seeds, Soil | 4 Comments

Sowing the seeds

Posted on November 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

There is a high-speed germination experiment going on in the basement. I will have a student doing a short master project on the survival capacity of gap colonisers this winter. He will keep a close eye on extreme winter temperatures … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ecology, Experiment, Gardening, Nature, Photography, Plants, Science | Leave a comment

Alpine or not alpine?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

When can we call a plant a true mountain plant? What is the optimal definition to divide plants in two categories; alpine or not? Those questions currently keep me occupied during my working day. I thought to shed some light on the differences here with … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden, The research | Tagged Alpine, Ecology, Mountain ecology, Mountains, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Sweden, Travel | Leave a comment

Pine-vasion

Posted on October 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

There are some striking differences between Europe and South-America. An important one that caught my ecological eye is created by the high levels of exotic invasions. Compared to the invasion in the places I visited in South-America, plant invasion in Europe … Continue reading →