Visit to Kew Gardens

Sat, May 19th 2012 at 12:00 am - 2:00 am

Visit to Kew Gardens to see the Azalea collection

Visit to Kew Gardens - Arriving at Kew Gardens

Visit to Kew Gardens - Waiting for the garden tour train to leave

Visit to Kew Gardens - The famous and theoretically unlucky, if you are Chines, Pagoda

Visit to Kew Gardens - Inside the Temperate Glasshouse

Visit to Kew Gardens - Some of us went up these to the walkway

Visit to Kew Gardens - A view that only those who went on the treetop walkway saw

Visit to Kew Gardens - It looks high from below and up there it sways like a tree

Visit to Kew Gardens - A swan beginning to look very angry

Visit to Kew Gardens - ..and here it is moving like a naval frigate at full throttle to reclaim its patch of water

Visit to Kew Gardens - Some of the magnificent Rhododendrons

Visit to Kew Gardens - A quick hop on to the train to save those suffering legs and feet

Visit to Kew Gardens - A very colourful way to use wallflowers

Visit to Kew Gardens - Kew Palace was well a visit

Visit to Kew Gardens - The Palace Kitchens only opened for teh very first time the day before we saw them

Visit to Kew Gardens - A hands on experience with sugared fruit for someone

Visit to Kew Gardens - Rtn Stan said the Olympic Rings would be HUGE, but they were quite impressive anyway, even though not as large as he thought they would be

Visit to Kew Gardens - ..and here is the other end

Visit to Kew Gardens - A very colourful part of the Alpine Garden

Visit to Kew Gardens - Some of the carnivorous plants

Visit to Kew Gardens - ... and these are some more that look a bit like organ pipes

Visit to Kew Gardens - The White Greyhound of Richmond, or Skooby Doo as he is sometimes called

Visit to Kew Gardens - On the way home after a very enjoyable day out

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KEW GARDENS VISIT

Saturday 19 May 2012

Come and see the magnificent display of Azaleas & Rhododendrons at Kew Gardens on Saturday 19th May 2012. They are at their best in late Spring and throughout May, weather permitting.

The approximate cost will be

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