A VISIT TO KEW GARDENS part three

Just along from the Princess of Wales conservatory is the rock garden.

This is the way into the rock garden.

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The path weaves it's way through or you can walk along higher then down stairs and back in amid the rocks.

The plants come from all over the world.

The plants are well spaced allowing you to see each plant.

You can see the top of the Conservatory at the side of  the rock garden.

I love how these plants fit themselves in a corner and make it their own.

A mass of white flowers cascading down the rocks.

Some small ferns.

A small waterfall, which I love, natural stones with the water running over.

The full view.

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 A bigger waterfall, with large pool at base.

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I'm wanting one of these, love the way it curls round on it's self.

So we're thinking rock garden ! with  natural stone waterfall !! just need to find a space and a big pile of quality rocks!!!!


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A VISIT TO KEW GARDENS part two

THE PRINCESS OF WALES CONSERVATORY
Named after Princess Augusta.
Opened by in 1987 by Diana, Princess of Wales. This complex glasshouse contains ten climatic zones and a huge varity of plant life including cacti,ferns,orchids and waterlilies.

the glasshouse is enormous, a view of most of the outside.

The front .

the front area.

flowering cactus

The first area as you come through the door.

fabulous detail on these leaves.

A bird of Paradise plant in flower.

The flowers, Paul split our plant the day before we came hoping to encourage some flower production.

There was some raised benches at the sides in the first area for plants.

The gangway went right and

left !

the place was full of interesting plants like this one.

wide large beds.

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the warmth in some zones made the camera mist up.

There were people working on some of the area's.

Lots of different leave shapes and colours.

More misty camera but showing the differing levels of the gangways.

The was even an indoor waterfall.

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amazing plants that grow in a spiral !

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Loved these gorgeous pink hanging flowers.

One of the water area's . You can see an underground area in the top of the photo.

the water.

beautiful water lilies

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There was large fish in this pond also.

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the other end looking back.

The place is vast!

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Well that's what we photographed in the Princess of Wales conservatory, due to the vast size of it we somehow managed to miss the orchids but we'll see them on our next visit.


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