– Absolutely all plants are favorites! I treat them like babies, carefully and with great care. In a large family, it's impossible to love and single out only one child, and it's the same here.

– Are there plants in the greenhouse whose properties could truly amaze a layperson?

– Many plants are capable of amazing. For example, there's the horsetail-like casuarina, which looks like a pine externally but belongs to flowering plants, and its wood is even used for yacht paneling, furniture making, and so on. We also have pineapples growing here, and the monstera is producing its wonderful fruits. By the way, it's fruiting right now. And look at the sensitive plant (mimosa pudica) and touch it—it immediately folds its leaves!

– Do the botanical garden staff have any professional secrets for plant care that they use at home but which ordinary amateur gardeners know little about?

– There are actually a lot of such secrets, but I have few plants at home. The entire greenhouse at work is enough for me! Every plant has its own advice. When people ask about a specific flower, of course, we share little secrets about propagation, care, and explain that home conditions often don't match the "subtropical and tropical" conditions of the greenhouse.

– Have any visitors ever tried to secretly "snip" a twig from a unique citrus or a rare flower to grow it at home?

– Of course, it has happened. And it's sad and unpleasant, because one can simply ask. And given a cutting or a twig, we never refuse—especially to those who can share something from their own home collection with us.

– What do you show to the greenhouse guests?

– We conduct tours of the entire greenhouse space. Some are interested in cacti, others in orchids, others in tropical plants. We show the long-lived plants—the huge Peruvian cereus, casuarina, delicious monstera, European olive, philodendron... And the children love the live corner with a parakeet, degu mice, a chinchilla, and the pond with turtles.

Walking along the shady paths of the Botanical Garden of the BSAA, it's easy to forget how much care, knowledge, and hard physical labor has been invested into every centimeter of this beauty. The garden staff are not just professionals in their field; they are true guardians of natural heritage, creating a harmonious space every day for students, teachers, and guests of the academy for study, science, and relaxation.

The Botanical Garden of the BSAA is always open to those who want to slow down, be inspired by nature, expand their knowledge, or simply take a breath between lectures.

Come here at any time of year – in winter for the cozy warmth of the greenhouse, in spring and summer for the riot of colors and aromas, and in autumn for the golden, quiet inspiration. And as you pass by the lush flowerbeds or the ancient trees, don't forget to mentally say "thank you" to those thanks to whom this green world was created and continues to bloom and develop!

Alesya Tsevan Photo by the author and from open sources Source: baa.by

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