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article for Flowers of Crete (added 10 Nov
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| Jan
Liodaki |
Flowers of Crete is delighted
to be able to include the work of Jan Liodaki
in its Flower Calendar from July onwards.
Jan was born in England. She studied Fine
Art at High Wycombe College of Art and Cardiff
College of Art. In 1975 she moved permanently
to Crete. She has exhibited three times
in Athens with the support of the British Council.
Since then she has exhibited very successfully
in Hania, Rethymnon, Elounda, Aghios Nikolaos
and in England. She has also taken part
in many group shows in Greece. Two of her
paintings were accepted by the Royal Academy
in London. Her work is inspired by the great
diversity of the Cretan countryside. |
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| Accreditation scheme for land owners and developers in Crete |
For 2008, we are launching a scheme of participation between developers, estate agents and Flowers of Crete. In order to qualify for accreditation, developers and estate agents undertake by written agreement with The Committee of Flowers of Crete that they will allow any land for development be checked for rare and endangered flowers, orchids, etc. before building begins. In this way we can work together to promote conservation and preservation on the island. Any plants and flowers found will recorded and either be moved into an area of the garden around the development as a ‘reserve’ or moved to a safe site in the locality.
A charge is made for this service dependent on the size of the land and the amount of work involved in setting up a wild life area within the plot. Information can be made available to prospective purchasers informing them of the ‘green’ issues involved in building in Crete and the eco-solution offered by our organisation.
Anyone interested in being considered for this scheme, which will include a link on our site and a recommendation in our news section, please contact Julia Jones at julia@flowersofcrete.info. The cost of an accredited link to the Flowers of Crete website will cost 50 euros per year. Accredited agents will be licensed to display the Flowers of Crete Preservation logo on their promotional literature. |
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| Flowers of Crete to become a Zylogos! |
A Zylogos (not-for-profit) organisation is being set up for Flowers of Crete, but, in order to comply with the regulations governing this, I have to provide at least 24 people who will offer their support by putting their names forward as founder members and will contribute a minimum of 50 euros ( GBP 35.00 / USD 70.00 ) towards legal costs.
The forming of a Zylogos will benefit Flowers of Crete in many ways and offer a greater standing to the work we are doing here. A list of founding members will be available for anyone who wishes to inspect it, once we have obtained our Zylogos Tax number and documentation. |
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| I'd like to offer belated
and very overdue thanks to my friend Sylvia
Leigh for her contribution of a logo
for Flowers of Crete. The logo represents Crocus
oreocreticus - a very beautiful, endemic and endangered
Crocus which grows close by on the Katharo Plateau. |
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| I am very grateful to Diana
Pomonis for permission to include the images of
orchids and other flowers taken by Neville Wykes
on Crete during the 1980s. Included amongst these
is a great photograph of Ophrys speculum
- (Mirror Ophrys), which has not been
recorded on the island in recent years. Also the
wonderful rare and endangered Himantoglossum sameriensis.
I have yet to photograph this elusive endemic.
Scans of Neville’s colour transparencies
will be included in the relevant calendar months. |
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5th Planta Europa
Conference, Romania - Julia was invited
to speak at this conference, kindly sponsored
by Crete Complete Property.
Click
here to read her brief report on
the conference. |
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