<![CDATA[This is actually joyous:]]>This is actually joyous:

Denver Public Gardens hold an annual worldwide competition for public gardens and zoos to see whose Victoria waterlily can carry the most weight.

Kew Garden's botanical horticulturists Aidan Pike and Martin Silnevs managed to clamber on themselves (and were held successfully as one person, less so as two...) https://www.kew.org/about-us/press-media/waterlily-weigh-off-2026

Competition winner is announced today(!!)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/3dcb9447-246c-468a-b265-8b18f2b512d7/this-is-actually-joyousRSS for NodeFri, 11 Sep 2026 20:42:47 GMTFri, 28 Aug 2026 10:25:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This is actually joyous: on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:34:35 GMT]]>@RuthSalter I have a picture of mum doing the same thing about 70 years ago, but she said they'd cheated and put a stool underneath!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mammut.gogreenit.net/users/chewie/statuses/117173392194337199https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mammut.gogreenit.net/users/chewie/statuses/117173392194337199Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:34:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is actually joyous: on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:13:54 GMT]]>@RuthSalter excuse me, I was a little confused, the new category is for "feather weight" lilies not just North American species. Either way though, my favorite category.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Gygesringtone/statuses/117173310857966349https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Gygesringtone/statuses/117173310857966349Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:13:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is actually joyous: on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:06:42 GMT]]>@RuthSalter My favorite part of the whole thing is that this year they introduced a a new category for native (to North America) species! Which gardens have been putting lego mini figures on instead of people.

(Also I do want to shout out the Denver Botanic Gardens, the main location is spectacular, but they also have a working farm that is also beautiful in a different way)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Gygesringtone/statuses/117173282563654668https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Gygesringtone/statuses/117173282563654668Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:06:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is actually joyous: on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:39:42 GMT]]>@RuthSalter always love seeing those lilies when I’m at Kew. I knew you could put a baby on them but a whole grown adult!? Awesome!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/technicalotter/statuses/117173176381577870https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/technicalotter/statuses/117173176381577870Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:39:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is actually joyous: on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:35:08 GMT]]>@RuthSalter One *might* believe there are giant water lilies, but I have never seen one. Far more likely: men the size of frogs. "Photographic evidence for the , dubbed 'Kew Garden Water Lily Boys' was posted to the website of an international competition held in the magic mushroom capitol of America."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/aadmaa2/statuses/117173158438878574https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/aadmaa2/statuses/117173158438878574Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:35:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is actually joyous: on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:05:07 GMT]]>@RuthSalter Impressive

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/RosePuckey/statuses/117172804453907652https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/RosePuckey/statuses/117172804453907652Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:05:07 GMT