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kew february 2024

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I brought the wrong spare battery and it was needed so all the pictures are by Matt

It rained nearly all the time.   It was the Orchid Festival  and our admission time was 3.30 so we had to fill in the time till then.   We visited the alpine house and had a good lunch at the Orangery and coffee at the Pavilion Bar and Grill.

Tulips

Juno iris

Juno Iris

Triteleia

Techophilaea

Fritillaria imperialis

Pseudomuscari

Greenovia diplocycis

Rhododendron

Narcissus poeticus

Aloe ferox x arborescens

 

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Dogwood

We had to queue up before going in to see the display of Madagascan orchids.

 

 

Ring-tailed lemur

Ring tailed lemur

Extinct big bird

Jade vine

Chameleons

Zebu

Sifaka

Lemur

There was a vanilla orchid without flowers or fruit at the end of the route through the conservatory
It was still raining as we set off for home, I stepped straight on to my train