Blog 102

These photographs were taken during a visit to Birmingham Botanical gardens on Wednesday 29th December 2010. Some very exotic plants here and well worth a further visit at a different time of the growing season. Website here.

Exotic flowers

Naturally occurring patterns in bark, leaves and flowers.

Blog 69

This Belton House a National Trust property near Grantham, visited on Sunday 22nd August 2010.
The rather splendid Orangery which contains some exotic plants two of them shown below.


This rather splendid Boathouse has been renovated and stabilised, as there was a danger of it falling into the lake.