Re: Fwd: Gardens in Turkey?

Just to add to what Bob wrote, Karaca Arboretum is the only 'true' arboretum in
Turkey. They have a rich collection of plants. Access is very easy from Istanbul:
1 hour of frequent sea bus + 15 mn of minibus.
Phone nb is 90 226 8337767, ask for Mr. Omer or Mrs. Habibe, both very kind and
knowledgeable persons.

Zeki Yagli
Istanbul Turkey

Bob Beer wrote:

> Yalova is easy to to - you can take a bus there from Istanbul fairly
> easily.  After the bus leaves Istanbul, it takes a ferry to Yalova.
>
> Samanli Koy is the name of a nearby village (köy = village) or sometimes
> a suburb/neighborhood, where the Arboretum actually is.  I haven't
> actually been to the arboretum there.  The villages are well-served by
> minibus, usually from the bus stations in smaller towns, and she would
> just need to show the name Samanli Köy to anyone there to get directed.
> People are very helpful and hospitable, and will most likely lead her by
> the hand to the right bus.
>
> It will help to write it correctly as "köy" means village, but "koy" (no
> umlaut) means "put".  Also no dot on the "i" in Samanli and it will be
> perfect. ;)  Not sure how the umlaut will come out on email readers.
>
> Bob
>
> >Nancy,
> >
> >Your friend might consider the Karaca Arboretum in Yalova, Turkey.
> They
> >publish a quarterly magazine with good information about the native
> flora.
> >Their address is Samanli Koy, no phone number.  Founded in 1980, has a
> rock
> >garden, 17 horticultural staff.  It is south of Istanbul across the Sea
> of
> >Marmara.  If she sees the arboretum, please ask for her opinion and
> >description.
> >
> >Holly Forbes
> >
> >
> >>From: "Nancy Jakusz" <flamenco@bc.sympatico.ca>
> >>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> >>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:44:44 +0000
> >>Subject: Gardens in Turkey?
> >>Reply-to: flamenco@bc.sympatico.ca
> >>Priority: normal
> >>Sender: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> >>
> >>       A friend of mine will be visiting and travelling in Turkey from
> >>May 14 to June 6.  She has asked me to ask people on Medit-L
> >>for any suggestions on botanic gardens she might visit.
> >>       The first part of her trip will be a guided tour (so there
> won't
> >>be too much flexibility) in a rough triangle from Istanbul to Ankara
> >>and ending at Izmir on the Agean Sea.
> >>       She will have more flexiblity after that, and will be staying
> with
> >>friends at their home in Mersin, on the Mediterranean, not far from
> >>the Syrian border.( They hope to be exploring a lot between Izmir
> >>and Mersin.)
> >>       I am most grateful to any of you who have suggestions. If you
> >>wish to write to me personally, that's fine. Thank you all.
> >>       Nancy Jakusz
> >>       Vancouver Island, B.C.-- CANADA
> >>          Zone 7/8
> >>       (primula denticulata forming huge buds)
> >>
> >
> >*****************************************************************************
> >Holly Forbes, Curator
> >University of California
> >Botanical Garden
> >200 Centennial Drive, #5045
> >Berkeley, CA 94720-5045
> >
> >http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden/
> >
> >Phone: 510-643-8040
> >FAX:  510-642-5045
> >hforbes@uclink4.berkeley.edu
> >*****************************************************************************
>
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