Tag: Urban Garden

All Categories•Costa Rica•Flora•Landscape•Nature•Urban| by Carlos Morales • 06/10/2026 • No comments

Oleander

🔍 Oleander | Nerium oleander 🌸 📍 Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite its stunning blooms, every single part of the oleander plant is toxic — from the flowers to the roots — making it one of the most poisonous ornamental plants in…

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Fauna•Macro•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 05/19/2026 • No comments

Stingless Bee

🔍 Stingless Bee | Trigona sp. 🐝 📍 Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Stingless bees are nature’s tiny powerhouses — they’ve been managed by indigenous Mesoamerican cultures for thousands of years for their medicinal honey! Unlike honeybees, they defend their hives by biting rather…

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Flora•Macro•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 04/20/2025 • No comments

Garden Geranium

🔍 Garden Geranium | Pelargonium hortorum 🌺 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Geraniums are among the most popular ornamental plants of all – they can be admired everywhere in the UK. But they are also extremely popular in many other European countries:…

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