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My garden-writing wife Mary happily stopped at Alpinum Juliana,   IDs. See it as soon as possible, before climate change, already
           a 70 year-old botanical garden part of Triglav National Park.  The   taking a toll, alters this rare growing ground forever.
           garden sprawls across steep, rocky acres filled with rare color-
           ful flowers and plants from the Eastern and Western Julian Alps,   For an in-depth education on the area’s natural and cultural
           Friulian hills, and meadows of Karst. An inexpensive booklet filled   history, include a visit at the Dom Trenta Information Center
           with color photos and descriptions in English helps with plant   and Museum of the Triglav National Park, set at the base of









































































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