Universal Orlando Landscaping

[Frank Drackman]

here is some unfortunate planter placement:

oh, that's better

but VB still knocks it out of the park!!

 

[Frank Drackman]

I do enjoy the USF side. I do get some real nice walks in when staying at UoR

I think this is recent (or I do not recall it from my last time on this side of the resort)

and yes, the Spanish Moss appears to be a theme for this walk

peaceful

 

[JoeCamel]

That last shot from Portofino - Capability Brown got nothing on these guys, they just need 3-400 years so it can grow in

 

[Frank Drackman]

 

[Frank Drackman]

I found this kind of neat, but the bus was moving too fast for the speed I was shooting at)...anyway, at the entrance to Portofino, they have these wires set up and I guess they train the plants to branch of vine out with these sort of guide wires....not sure how this will look....

 

[Teebin]

^ It almost appears they are going for a vineyard look.

 

[GAcoaster]

That is the vineyard along the Portofino entrance road:

 

[Teebin]

Thanks for the pic of the strangler fig at VB Frank. I hadn’t seen it before.

 

[Frank Drackman]

couple more of 'air plants'. The 1st one is from the Jurassic Park area of IoA. I think you lot know the location of the one from the Studios:

 

[Frank Drackman]

this is out by the Hard Rock

 

[JoeCamel]

Finally found what this tree is. They put a label on it!
Pictures later I'm on a phone

 

[JoeCamel]

 

[JoeCamel]

 

[Teebin]

 

[Frank Drackman]

I have not been in many years....I've sort of run out of ideas for UNI...so not far away from some time back

 

[JoeCamel]

Love the landscaping at UOR and the other resorts around Orlando. We are so lucky so many tropicals will grow here. I love to see the plantings and what they look like after a few years growth.

Liked this post from last summer. I could not have seen the coldest winter since 2011. Lots of frozen stuff so I look forward to the new things that will fill their places.

 

[Frank Drackman]

a glance into the past

20140323-IMG_0598 by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

 

[Frank Drackman]

I dunno, I just like having greenery in my shots

20140609-IMG_2254 by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

 

[Frank Drackman]

IMG_2652 by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

 

[Joel]

IMG_2652 by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

I've always thought it's incredible how clean they keep that water and how they can get it to be that color using only natural cleaning solutions.