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    Haven't been since '04 so I went yesterday while the other two went to the Para Olympics.
    Not a lot of flower in the glasshouses this time of year but here are a few.
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    Large beds of Hedychiums outside the Palm House.
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    Hibiscus Rockii
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    Hibiscus Schizopetalus, hoped to have seen these in Nairobi but it's not warm enough there.
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    Heliconia Rostrata.
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    An all white Brunfelsia Jamaicensis.
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    Zingiber Spectable.
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    Melaleuca Hypericifolia, very similar to Callistemon.
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    Jack Fruit, Artocarpus Herterophylla (through a steamed up lens)
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    The lake.
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    There must be an airport around here somewhere!!:biggrin:
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    Golden Pheasant.
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    Canna Durban, with Osteospermum and Pelargonium Mrs Pollock.
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Nice pictures strongy.
      I must try to go again sometime.
      Why they put the gardens so close to that airport is a mystery to me.:biggrin:
       
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        I'd love to go but it's over 200 miles away and would mean at least one overnight stop somewhere. So since there are such a lot of interesting gardens nearer to home that don't need me to stop overnight I'll keep visiting those.:hapydancsmil:
         
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        Bit like me ... it took me neigh on 40 years to get to see Hidcote ... being as how its on the other side of the country and happenstance was clearly in no hurry!
         
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          I love Kew and have been many times. Great photos!
           
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