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Kew Gardens – Desert, Tropics, Mountains and Forest….

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Through the gates on a bright, chill afternoon a couple of days ago and herewith a tour of the Princess of Wales Conservatory and Davies Alpine House by way of the Rock Garden and Woodland beneath the Temple of Aeolus. First stop, the Princess of Wales Conservatory and the Arid/Desert environments - There was a…

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Moth Orchid, Phalaenopsis and cellophane

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A great houseplant, the Moth orchid, and very forgiving of shall we say, a regime of benign neglect. Flowering reliably and now in a multitude of colours (though white seems to be the most popular). Caught here, with a flash of sunshine, in their cellophane wrappers.