Day: January 25, 2014

Hip Hip Hooray for Roses (again..)

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A small selection of the rose hips display in the rose garden at Kew - sheltered by the Palm House and watched by sentinels of topiary. Not all roses produce rose hips of any significant or decorative consequence; some pull out all the stops and at least equal the floral display. For those roses which…

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Prickly customers and tequila at Kew Gardens

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The Desert Zone at the Princess of Wales Conservatory, with a look at the Tequila plant.  http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/garden-attractions-A-Z/Princess-of-Wales-Conservatory.htm http://www.kew.org/heritage/places/pofwales_design.html