Saturday... the last Saturday of 2023.. must be Kew then.
a dull day, but the rain had stopped by 10
even the dogwoods round the pond didn't glow as much
but heading round to see them close up they are still bright.
the early hellebores are flowering at the end of the Broad Walk
plenty of raindrops on the euphorbia
in the Princess of Wales conservatory I went to look at the lithops as they'd featured a grower on Gardener's World yesterday with a huge collection
these were pretty too in the arid section.
alpine house
snowdrops in the rock garden
mahonia in the evolution garden
as I was leaning into the middle of the physalis lump I noticed the little snail
there are a few roses left in the bed at the far end of the evolution garden
buds on the Yoshino cherry trees round the rose garden - spring is on the way
seedheads
into the Temperate House
then headed to the lake through the bauble arches
I love the shape of the curved lake crossing - especially when it's empty of people....
I had to wait for ages for this couple to finish taking their photos and leaving the crossing
I can't get rid of the gap sorry.
holly walk
variegated holly
Temperate House through the trees
dogwood in the winter garden
the hellebores are coming out here too
edgworthia
the witch hazel are starting to come out too
then I headed down Camellia Walk to the exit
thanks for looking - next week will be the start of a new year of visits to Kew..
the folder I keep my Kew photos in on the computer tell me I visited 59 times this year - I haven't counted the number of photos I took though!!
