There are only 2 more weeks till the early 8am members opening starts - Kim and I can't wait!
the sky may have been bright blue at 10 for today's opening, but it was COLDthe tulips were at least enjoying the sunshine
bed at top of the Broad Walk
starting down the Broad Walk
by now I had resorted to my woolly hat and fingerless gloves!
and as we walked along the Broad Walk, we came to some alliums. You all know I adore these so it was lovely to see the purple ones starting to flower (always seem to be earlier than the white ones further along the beds)
and these red tulips are fabulous
love this one!
interspersed with drifts of euphorbia
at the far end of the Broad Walk another round bed, with alliums
good mix of pink colours
the pink blossom is a Judas tree.
we carried on walking round the path under the arch
the path through the rhododendrons slopes up to the border of Kew and the river......
and we knew that the camassia should be out by now - 2 weeks ago when we came this way last it was tight in bud...
so beautiful... it stretches for ages along the path that follows the river to the right of where we'd come..
lots still to come out, will have to keep an eye on this for a week or twothere isn't a lot else out yet,
but some purple iris
lilac at the end
the Judas tree from the path
and nice shadows on the bricks
this is how much fitted in the camera's shot!
we passed this... went to see the label on the trunk - Manna Ash
the flowers have a delicate scent
the sky wasn't very blue any more....
still some cherry plum (possibly) in flower
of course the sun went in as we got there
azalea garden
(cow parsley) maybe..... pretty umbellifers anyway
near the main rhododendron dell is a spread of azaleas with a backdrop of dark pink rhododendron
then headed through rhododendron dell
behind are more that you can't get close to
these pale creamy yellow ones were beautiful
love the buds too.
this one was a gorgeous peachy pink colour - the peach doesn't really convert on screen but some purple iris
lilac at the end
the Judas tree from the path
back round to the opening to the box garden
and nice shadows on the bricks
we crossed the grass to find the path to our next destination
both admiring this huge tree
didn't bother swapping lenses to get it all in, this is from the phone
we passed this... went to see the label on the trunk - Manna Ash
the flowers have a delicate scent
the sky wasn't very blue any more....
still a few magnolia's in flower
of course the sun went in as we got there
azalea garden
near the main rhododendron dell is a spread of azaleas with a backdrop of dark pink rhododendron
then headed through rhododendron dell
loads more out since the week before last, of course.
so many different colours
they are so tall the path is sheltered so I could take my hat off....
and at some point played "match the hair to the flowers"
so many different colours
these pale creamy yellow ones were beautiful
love the buds too.
so beautiful... it stretches for ages along the path that follows the river to the right of where we'd come..
close up view from the phone
more possible cow parsley
camassia drifting in to the distance
the sun was coming and going
hoping for some sunlit shots...
a rare chance of an empty path ahead of us
loads of wild garlic, but the scent was light today,
there seems to be loads more of it than last year
round a bend in the path and people!
we took the path through the ferns near the redwoods
as we rejoined the main part of the gardens, we walked through the mown paths between drifts of bluebells
this comes from the Canary Islands.
high above our heads.....
got to love a salvia close up
Kim found a bunch of flowers slightly lower down!
very daisy like, but it's a very tall plant!
got to love a salvia close up
very daisy like, but it's a very tall plant!
looking for different angles;
there was a member of staff on hand who told us it's known as "yesterday tomorrow today" as the flowers start purple, turn lilac then go white.... it's toxic though, which we assumed is why she was there to stop people touching it
most of the white ones from last week have finished, so the flowers are now mostly the darker ones.
I took it again without her!!
I reckon by next week they'll be nearly finished
especially if we get more wind and rain
(funnily enough my FB "memory" from today was from 5 years ago with Dale Chihuly purple glass in amongst this very tree
we didn't go down the steps to see it close up, it was surrounded by people...
as we walked down the slope at the end of the Mediterranean garden I paused to look up at this palm (nearly falling over in the process)
we didn't go down the steps to see it close up, it was surrounded by people...
it was mid-day, so we paused for tea and cake...
the grey think that looks like a box in the middle of the picture, is the support structure for one of the Marc Quinn sculptures that is coming
we headed to the Waterlily house which has recently re-opened after it's winter clean out
we headed to the Waterlily house which has recently re-opened after it's winter clean out
this tulip in the beds outside was lovely
pink at the base, with white petals
pale pink tulips in the tub at the top of the steps
because they replant it from scratch each year, there isn't much in the pond yet
and the planting round the edge was new too
pink at the base, with white petals
and the planting round the edge was new too
this year, as you go into the waterlily house, the beds just inside are ponds, so they are obviously going to have lots of waterlilies this year
we crossed to the Princess of Wales conservatory for a quick walk through...
we crossed to the Princess of Wales conservatory for a quick walk through...
there was a cactus starting to flower under the window but I blurred it...
there were some small waterlilies in the pond here
and I found these in the carnivorous room
at the edge of the pond ,taken for the shape!
to the upper level for my favourite up here, flowering and covered in water drops but as always the light angles aren't right
I thought I had caught it better (and with water drops) with my phone but not sure...
this was behind the perspex screens
and I found these in the carnivorous room
at the edge of the pond ,taken for the shape!
to the upper level for my favourite up here, flowering and covered in water drops but as always the light angles aren't right
better luck next week!
then to the alpine house
the flowers are beautiful on the "tortoise"
it's covered!
outside, in the rock garden
in the evolution garden some camassia
and that is today's walk round Kew.
Thanks for looking, hope you enjoyed it.
See you next week!
1 comment:
Spring at Kew, the tulips are stunning and such variety.
Love the purple iris too such a vibrant colour, hope you are having a good week xxx
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