Last #Photographs from #KewGardens for now.

The previous time I had been to Kew was over a quarter of a century ago. Some things have changed, like this #TreeTopWalk. It is about 18 m above the ground.

I have to admit that it feels a lot higher when you're up there, particularly with the #MeshWalkway. Best not to look down too often if you're a bit scared of heights. The creaking doesn't helps your confidence much either.

It's difficult to give an impression of the height of the walkway. This is the best I could do.

From the elevated vantage point, the #TemperateHouse can be seen from a nicer perspective.

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A couple of more #photographs from #KewGardens in#London.

This is the #TemperateHouse, which, as per its name, contains #plants from #Temperate regions of the world.

As it's #winter, this #pergola looks a bit bare but I'm sure that it provides a nice shaded seating area during #Summer.

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I visited #KewGardens the other day (if you want the formal name, they're the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew) in London. It's a large site in outer #London, technically #Surrey. It has plants from all over the world and has many large #GlassHouses to simulate various climatic conditions.

This one dates back to the mid nineteenth century and is called the #PalmHouse and houses #tropical plants.

The conditions inside are hot and humid and there there are plants like #banana plants, #bamboo and #palms in there.

The plants are well looked after and are curated into geographical regions. They are densely packed and a better way to see them if from a first-floor walkway, about 3-4 m up.

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Newly identified #waterlily #species is world’s largest | #Plants | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/04/third-species-of-giant-waterlily-discovered-at-kew-gardens

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Today's a holiday in the #UK (Bank Holiday), an extra weekday off for Easter. My wife wanted to go on a slightly longer #bike trip and also somewhere new. So I chose #BictonPark. The total trip was just over a Marathon distance (it was 42.8 km) and mostly over some rural roads without a huge volume of traffic. The destination is quite nice though perhaps a bit too manicured. I'll post a few interesting #photographs.

There are several #GlassHouses dating back to the 19th century in which are kept plants from various climates. It reminded me of #KewGardens in London but on a smaller scale.

In this one, the plants are of tropical origin.

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