Eager to escape from the city bustle and noise I take a taxi to the Jardín de los Helechos (Garden of Ferns) 2 kilometres outside Santiago.
Immediately I'm entranced. It's a lush wonderland of exotic plants, including 350 types of fern and 90 species of orchid. The Director of the garden is a graphic designer by trade and designed the garden himself. It now has seven full time gardeners to lavish care on it and provide guided tours. I spend a good two hours wandering around and although I try to remember all the names by the time I've left I've forgotten them again. Perhaps my Orchid Flickr friend from San Francisco can come to the rescue again?
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