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| Hercules fights the snake "MAGNIFICENT" |
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| Bee attacks a flower "BUSY POLLINATING" |
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| Carnivorous Plant ~ Waterlily House "LOOKING FOR A TREAT" |
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| Lily Pads ~ Waterlily House "LOVELY TO THE EYE" |
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| Couldn't pass these adorable flowers! "TOO CUTE" |
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| Japanese Garden sculpture "PEACEFUL" |
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| "BUTT'S UP" ~ Sackler Crossing "GOOD FOR A LAUGH" |
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| Poppy by Tom Hare ~ Willow Seed Sculptures "VISUAL TREAT" |
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| Tiger Butterfly ~ Princess of Wales Conservatory "SIMPLY AMAZING COLORS" |
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| Strutting Peacock ~ near the Pagoda House "PROUD OF HIMSELF" |
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| Red & Green "mini" Cactus ~ outside the Palm House "PERHAPS I LIKE CACTUS AFTER ALL??" |
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| Another awesome butterfly!! "WHAT CAN I SAY - THE BUTTERFLIES DESERVED ANOTHER VISIT" |
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| A place to rest our feet ~ Orangery Restaurant "OF COURSE, WE DON'T PASS UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEA" |
Royal Botanic Gardens
Tube: Kew Garden station
spent 5 hours exploring the 300 acres of
botanical treasures!
This garden is like...
...Disneyland
you would need several days to experience it ALL!
We spent an hour in the
"Butterflies, Bugs & Beasties"
special exhibit!!
It was difficult to select only
T-W-O
butterflies!
We downloaded over 365 photos...
from two cameras...
"KEW KNEW"
we would find such
a variety of
experiences to
tempt our
SENSES??
We downloaded over 365 photos...
from two cameras...
"KEW KNEW"
we would find such
a variety of
experiences to
tempt our
SENSES??
Needless to say I am "green" with envy of your visit to Kew. (-:
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed visiting Kew Gardens; I go regularly (one of the perks of living and working nearby) and there's always something new to delight me!
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of sounding like a pedantic gardener, the plants in your "red and green mini cactus" photo seem to be a variety of Sempervivum ;)
Beautiful photos, thank you for sharing them!
thanks for the "botanical" name for the little "cactus" --- they were simply adorable & colorful.
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