Coloured dogwoods, Cornus – Midwinter Fire, C. sanguinea Alba and Flavermimea – a perfect position to catch late afternoon sun and reflect in the watersThe Temple of Aeolus with dogwoods reflected in the lakeThe Museum with a changing program of displaysThe Palm House backlit by the late but not warm (oh no!) afternoon sun
Chinese Guardian Lions
and the Museum reflected in the lake, late afternoon sun
Winter Box, Sarcococca, heavily fragrant by the Victoria Gate complex.
Cyclamen coum beneath Malus SentinelAn unnamed Camellia (else the label is buried among the foliage)Amazingly, my first Daffodils on the MountHamamelis x intermedia PallidaWitch Hazel PallidaA whole lot of mulching going on in the WoodlandSinofranchetia chinensis – will have to look this one upDisporum cantoniense – a small bush at the head of the Rockery
Meanwhile, in the Davies Alpine House
The Grass Borders are still looking fine..These featured on a recent Great Garden Revival show..Symphoricarpos orbiculatos – fine with berriesHamamelis Vesna
These Hamamelis on sale in the Garden Shop. Vesna (above and below)
Hamamelis VesnaHamamelis x intermedia Barmstedt GoldHamamelis x intermedia Aphrodite
The sun is shining (well, it is now) and Kew Garden beckons with so much to delight. The trees are showing off their fine skeletons and there are some impressive specimens to search out.
The Glasshouses give respite from the chill – the Princess of Wales Conservatory is preparing for the Orchid Festival next month and already has treasures to reveal.
Scented plants will call to you, blossom too – Viburnum x bodnantense, Chimonanthus praecox, Sarcococca, Hamamelis, Camellias just breaking bud – and I only skimmed a very small area (the Woodland, Rockery, Alpine House, a peak at the Grass Borders, Princess of Wales Conservatory (see earlier blog) leaving vast swathes of the garden unexplored. So far. If you can get out there, please do…
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and the Museum reflected in the lake, late afternoon sun
Winter Box, Sarcococca, heavily fragrant by the Victoria Gate complex.
Meanwhile, in the Davies Alpine House
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