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kew orchid festival
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My tracks above, gps from the camera below
| A horrible day overcast and damp, we felt very cold |
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 Coloured stems on the dogwoods |
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 Hellebores hold their heads up |
 The boys |
 Wonderfully symmetrical tree |
 In the Orangery |
| We warmed up with coffee in the Orangery then on to the Princess of Wales Conservatory for the Orchid Display which was designed around an Indian theme | |||
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 Elephant and child |
 Cymbidium |
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 Cymbidium opening |
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| Paphiopedilum - slipper orchids | |||
 Vanda |
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 Vanda - Blue version |
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 Indian spices |
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 Mangroves |
 Gran centrepiece |
 Water lily |
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 Cymbidium |
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 Vase plant |
 Aechmea smithiorum |
 Orchid arrangement |
 Spindle Palm |
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 Barrow full of vegetables and fruits |
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 Tiger - love the claws |
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 Hanging display |
 Pelargonium cordifolium |
 Cacti |
 Rickshaw |
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 Cymbidium 'Gaddon Loch' "Vieux"  |
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 Aroids |
 With close-up lens |
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| We looked at the entries for the photography competition; some very interesting images. Being still very cold and damp we went home | |||