{"id":5289,"date":"2018-12-18T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:00:48","slug":"adventbotany-2018-day-19-advent-vlog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/2018\/12\/18\/adventbotany-2018-day-19-advent-vlog\/","title":{"rendered":"#AdventBotany 2018, Day 18: Advent VLOG"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dawnbazely\">Dawn Bazely<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><em>Dawn is one of our long-standing contributors and has contributed: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-23-poinsettia-euphorbia-pulcherrima\/\">poinsettias<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/adventbotany-day-2-cultivated-cranberries-beyond-the-festive-season\/\">cranberries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-9-red-osier-dogwood-cornus-sericea\/\">red-osier dogwood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-18-amaryllis-hippeastrum-spp\/\">amaryllis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/advent-botany-day-6-white-cedar\/\">white cedar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/advent-botany-2015-day1-balsam-fir-is-the-most-popular-christmas-tree-in-canada\/\">balsam fir<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/advent-botany-2015-day-12-anyone-can-grow-paperwhites-but-their-taxonomy-is-a-different-story\/\">paperwhites<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/adventbotany-day-5-ivy\/\">ivy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/adventbotany-2016-how-do-you-create-a-candy-cane-chrysanthemum\/\">candy cane chrysanthemums<\/a>, and less traditional plant species associated with the British festive season, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/qulliq\/\">arctic cotton grass and willow<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/christmas-gourds\/\">gourds<\/a>.\u00a0 This year, to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of #AdventBotany, she has branched out into the tecnology of the VLOG!\u00a0 I&#8217;m impressed to see the qualtity of local produce she has access to in local stores.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dawn Bazely&#039;s Advent Botany VLOG Dec 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/306796808?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Editor&#8217;s note<\/h2>\n<p>Dawn mentions Pine cones in her Vlog and we have an advent blog coming later that features the various types of pine cones.\u00a0 For tree species used as Christmas trees see <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-15-the-christmas-tree\/\">The Christmas Tree<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some links to further information kindly provided by Dawn.<\/p>\n<p>Mississipi State University Extension Service YouTube Video on arranging with magnolia leaves: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8xEz0m526cw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8xEz0m526cw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Decorating with magnolia leaves during the holidays: <a href=\"http:\/\/confettistyle.com\/decorating-with-magnolia-leaves\/\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/confettistyle.com\/decorating-with-magnolia-leaves\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Science Buddies. 2016. 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Scientific American blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-pinecone\/\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-pinecone\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Pinus lambertiana<\/i> at the Gymnosperms database: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conifers.org\/pi\/Pinus_lambertiana.php\">https:\/\/www.conifers.org\/pi\/Pinus_lambertiana.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Encyclopedia Britannica &#8212; The 7 Best Pine Cones: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/list\/the-7-best-pinecones-really\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/list\/the-7-best-pinecones-really<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia: Strobilus: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strobilus\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strobilus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dawn Bazely Dawn is one of our long-standing contributors and has contributed: poinsettias, cranberries, red-osier dogwood, amaryllis, white cedar, balsam fir, paperwhites, ivy, candy cane chrysanthemums, and less traditional&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#98;&#97;&#114;&#105;&#117;&#109;&#47;&#50;&#48;&#49;&#56;&#47;&#49;&#50;&#47;&#49;&#56;&#47;&#97;&#100;&#118;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#98;&#111;&#116;&#97;&#110;&#121;&#45;&#50;&#48;&#49;&#56;&#45;&#100;&#97;&#121;&#45;&#49;&#57;&#45;&#97;&#100;&#118;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#45;&#118;&#108;&#111;&#103;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[52,53,54],"tags":[29,228],"class_list":["post-5289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advent","category-herbarium-rng","category-public-engagement-with-science","tag-adventbotany","tag-adventbotany2018"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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