We are so fortunate in Antigua Guatemala to have affordable exotic flowers all year long; so we often encounter decorative striking flower arrangement as we go about our day to day activities. By the way, did you know that now we have a Flower Festival held every year in November. This year El Festival de … Read more
Verdurous walls covered with lush wall creepers or bougainvillea plants are quite common in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala. Take a photographic tour through Guateflora archives for an overview of the most common plants that can be found in the Antigua Guatemala.
Antigua Guatemala is full with lush gardens. In fact, along with colonial color palette and the fountains found everywhere, I believe the gardens is what gives Antigua Guatemala is enchanting nature. Vertical gardens are also becoming quite popular in Antigua Guatemala. Can anyone tell me where can your found this vertical garden?
It’s been a while since our last post on the Guateflora series. Our daily life vista is framed by the plant called Cisus here for Parthenocisus inserta, and I believe Virginia creepers in English.
This particular flower (which most people in the US call hydranga) has an additional lesson for me. You can find them in different colors — white, pink, lavender, and blue. But they are all the same variety. What makes the difference is the composition of the soil they are in, specifically how acidic. It’s a … Read more
We are fortunate to have a wonderful temperate weather in and around Antigua Guatemala that provides flower blooms all year long whether the plants grow in the gardens or in the wild.
Guatemala has one of the largest selection of species of orchids in the world, so it comes as no surprise to encounter orchids in many of the gardens and homes in Antigua Guatemala. Orchids are usually sold in plant nurseries, but often you also find them being sold on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Guesstimate … Read more
The slogan for Guatemala is the “El país de la eterna primavera,” the land of the eternal Spring which is quite appropriate because our weather is always temperate Spring and flowers and plants are always blooming…
Did you know the slogan for Antigua Guatemala is: The City of the Perpetual Roses. I believe I have mentioned a few times in the past. I found these roses at the tables of Unión Café Antigua. Enjoy!
So, how are you enduring this harsh Winter season thus far? Don’t suffer any longer, pack your bags and come and enjoy the smiles and flowers available even now in Guatemala.
Flowers headers were the most popular façade decoration found as part of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Flower headers were found above business sings and on the top part of windows and doors. Here you can see the flower header for La Fonda de La Calle Real.
This decorated façade was awarded the third position on the contest organized by the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Once again, I made this photograph with a long exposure of 2 seconds to vanish the people walking by.
Even though the slogan for La Antigua Guatemala is the city of the perpetual roses or as we say in Spanish, La ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, I truly believe bougainvillea flowers are what gives Antigua Guatemala its beautiful color palette; don’t you agree? Take a photographic tour through the many bougainvillea posts found in … Read more
