by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 16, 2022 | begonias, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Public Gardens
Last week I visited the Circa 1904 Belle Isle Conservatory one last time before it closed Sunday for renovations. The glass on the dome is being replaced and lead paint removed. Looking up in the dome (Picture courtesy of Belle Isle Conservancy) Belle Isle Koi Pond... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 16, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Conservatory, Houseplant Flowers, Public Gardens
I was surprised a few years ago when I walked into the Belle Isle Conservatory and saw this amazing-looking plant. I thought it was so cool until I got a bit closer and the smell of a dead animal that had been lying in the middle of the road in a heatwave met my... by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 15, 2016 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Houseplant Flowers, Public Gardens
I am always amazed by plants. How can such an unattractive (I hesitate to say ugly) plant have such amazingly beautiful flowers? These gorgeous flowers stopped me dead in my tracks in the desert room at the Belle Isle Conservatory yesterday. Everyone there was oohing...
