Tag: Nerine flexuosa

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

Categories Alpine, Architectural Plants, Dry Garden, Fragrant plants, Hellebore, Indoor gardening, Open to the public, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Snowdrops (Galanthus), Tropical, Winter Garden, Woodland GardenLeave a Comment on Kew Gardens – Desert, Tropics, Mountains and Forest….

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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A Kew Gardens Miscellany – Alpines, Trees and Random Autumn Stuff

Categories Architectural Plants, Art in the landscape, Autumn garden, Flowering Cherry, Open to the public, Ornamental trees, Royal Botanic Gardens KewLeave a Comment on A Kew Gardens Miscellany – Alpines, Trees and Random Autumn Stuff

Nerine flexuosa in the Davies Alpine House at Kew. Scilla maderense (below) This clam shell construction lies at the head of the Rock Garden, next to the Princess of Wales' Conservatory and the Grass Borders. Actually there wasn't a great deal to see in the Alpine House this time - a few cyclamen, Paperwhite narcissus…

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