The spirit of autumn has flowed over Marimurtra with earthy colors, oranges and reds. Some species stand out over the rest in this season of the year. A botanical garden is a living museum, which is transformed with each season, with autumn being one of the most special. The transformation of a species is part […]
We don’t know when Carl Faust, the founder of Marimurtra, visited Blanes for the first time. It’s likely that it was in the middle of the first decade of the last century. He was in his thirties then, and used to take group trips to different corners of this land, usually to high mountain areas, […]
The word Bokashi is Japanese, meaning fermented organic matter. It’s a type of fertilizer produced by aerobic fermentation of organic materials, via heat generated during decomposition. Josep Sauleda presented this innovative method of preparing fertilizer by Jairo Restrepo to the last meeting of ‘Bad Gardeners of Marimurtra’, and with his help, we have applied it […]
Marimurtra Botanical Garden is expanding its collection of cycads thanks to collaborators Javier Garcia Pua and Simon Lavaud The recent exchange with Javier Garcia Púa has offered Marimurtra the opportunity to acquire a very valuable specimen for the garden’s collection of cycads. A hybrid of the palms Jubaea chilensis and Butia odorata was exchanged for […]
As always at Marimurtra, we work to ensure sustainability of the environment. Recently, an innovative system created by IoTrees, has been implemented to detect Red Palm Weevils (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) which attack our palm trees. The new system consists of seismic sensors that are placed in the palm and detect the sounds weevils make as they […]
Drossanthemum floribundum carpets the stone blocks bordering Marimurtra’s ‘Steps of Epicurus’ with a waterfall of pink. The 81 Steps of Epicurus are one of the most significant constructions of Marimurtra, structured in 9 different levels of 9 steps each, the stairway is famed for tits majesty, for the stunning views provided, and for the color […]
Last March the Carl Faust Foundation organized the photographic contest ‘H2oMarimurtra’ on social networks on the occasion of the celebration of World Water Day. The winners were awarded with the ‘Fan de Marimurtra’ card, a new project that offers visitors the chance to enjoy an annual fee to visit the botanical garden of the Costa […]
Marimrutra Botanical Garden benefits from new projects themed around the importance and benefits of water Water is an element of nature, integral to natural ecosystems, fundamental for reproducing life on the planet. It is indispensable in making possible the development of biological processes. At Marimurtra Botanical Garden, we are very aware of both the need […]
The Carl Faust Foundation, which I have the honour of chairing, is a very special institution- heir to a tradition in which people with initiative were entrusted to do whatever seemed relevant using their own merits, skills and resources. We are the intellectual heirs of Carl Faust, who in 1924 decided to launch his grand […]
