Kew- mizzly, muddy and magnificent

Hello again, had a chance to go to Kew again today, even though (as the title suggests) it wasn't a perfect day! Took hundreds of pictures, just a shame there is no blue sky behind them! Hope you enjoy.

 the magnolia inside the gate, petals dropping onto the bluebells underneath

 beds of bluebells  in pockets around the gardens

 lots and lots of trees in blossom now, so fragrant.

 beds of tulips outside the Princess of Wales glasshouse

 refuges inside the POW, from the Temperate House during it's restoration

looks so different without the vibrant orchid display of earlier this spring!

stunning Jade Vine with lots of pendulous blooms hanging

 the giant Titan Arum growing madly

 perlagonium in the POW arid section

 more trees in blossom outside

the flowering cherry by the Palm House Pond

inside the Palm House, love how the lens has misted up again (I kept wiping it) and created this atmospheric shot

 tulips.

 despite the gloom, the greens of the trees and grass are vivid already








the branches of the acer are covered in moss, beautiful!

the lake at the Sackler crossing

 starry petals of the Camus, a big drift of bluey-violet

 the path through the wooded area to the bluebell wood was VERY muddy and it was hard in places to stay on my feet...

 but the bluebells are looking pretty already

 and more magnolia

 and tulips

hope you enjoyed all these - lets hope next time we go, the weather is kinder (was glad of my big duck down filled coat!)