December in the Mediterranean

I have been a fan of the Jerusalem Botanic Gardens for several years, now, but not visited in the Winter, before. Today I did just that- here are some of the highlights from the Mediterranean and Atlas Mountains sections of the gardens:-

Lupinus pilosus- an annual Mediterranean species

 

Conifers

 Juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus)

 Juniperus oxycedrus detail.

 Iris unguicularis

 Sheltered bench and vista of conifers

Dry stream-bed with female carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).

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The website of Jerusalem Botanic Gardens (Givat Ram campus) can be found [HERE] (in Hebrew); more details can be found in English on wikipedia [HERE]