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Springtime at Kew Gardens

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.
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.
Inside the Palm House from a raised walkway. A work of iron versus the work of nature.
Here's us infront of a cherry blossum tree. We thought of Doug, Mitsuyo and Hannah in Japan.
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.
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.
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?
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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