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kew in may
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Logger of the visit above limited number of gps below
Matthew and I both had terrible journeys. The Overground was crowded and chucked us off twice. The district line had problems at Tower Hill
 Cistus purpureus lovely but not scenting the area |
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 Seat and Palm House |
 Gunnera manicata |
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 Iris sanguinea var. violacea |
 Cypripedium macranthos |
 Cypripedium macranthos |
 Rhododendron 'Bulstrode Park'  |
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 Veratrum |
New Peony Garden
Single peony |
 Exquisite single peony |
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 Species peony |
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 Scilla peruviana |
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| Conservatory |
 Californian poppies |
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 Is it plastic? |
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 Caught |
 Bromeliad |
 Peccary |
 Texture |
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 Thunbergia laurifolia |
 Prosthechea cochleata |
 Slipper orchid |
 Fruit or new bud? |
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 Passion flower? |
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 Laburnum |
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| We had lunch at the Orangery - soup and cider | |||||||
Matt's pictures
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 Garden at Kew Palace |
 Decorative green and gold metal Gazebo in the Queen's garden behind Kew Palace |
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 Scarlet & Yellow icicle tower |
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 Swan family from the Sackler Crossing |
 View from a seat where we had a rest |
 Sapphire Star |
 Summer Sun |
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 Summer Sun |
 Arisaema thunbergii subsps. urashima |
 Lewisia cotyledon in the alpine house |
 The magnificent Iris cycloglossa |
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| The return journey was not so bad, it was a good day out; the weather was wonderful | |||||||
