The Kew Gardens were a riot of springtime colour. The main "Palm House" is in the background. Although we'd missed the burst of daffodils, the tulips were amazing.
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Another garden bed of tulips. There were more than a couple of these, and the gardens are very big. We took a tour that drove around the perimeter and it took 40 minutes.
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Inside the Palm House from a raised walkway. A work of iron versus the work of nature.
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Here's us infront of a cherry blossum tree. We thought of Doug, Mitsuyo and Hannah in Japan.
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A lovely bunch of coconuts. It was interesting to see some of the world's chief cash crops growing in a botanic garden, including as bananas, cocoa, olives, yams, and sugar cane.
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According to some botanical definition, this isn't really a flower, but it looks like it anyway. You don't see many Dogwood trees in Australia, but they're rather pretty.
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On the other hand, the huge flower behind Kate is just ugly. It's the largest flowering plant, but only produces a flower every couple of decades. It also smells bad. They've put it in the Princess of Wales conservatory. Is this a subtle anti-royal message?
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One of the Kings decided to build a golden pagoda in the gardens. A later King decided to take all the gold off it. Still, it looks nice.
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