Kew Gardens in London, England, contains the world’s largest collection of living plants. It also has the largest compost pile in the world. Its many gardens and buildings are the envy of botanical institutes worldwide. Featured in this photo is the Japanese Gateway and is considered the finest example of traditional Japanese buildings in Europe. What Anna remembers about her visit here is that the train station is very nice. And, they were followed around by a very scraggy pheasant. That makes me smile, because sometimes it is the little things that make an impression.
Anna also writes that she would pick visits to botanical gardens over museums. I agree! We have a beautiful botanical garden in Pittsburgh and I love to go to the
Phipps just for a walk through the gardens and a chance to discover the little things in life.
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Oh love the card , thanks for sharing and posting .
We went to Kew when we visited London in (1992? 1994? sad that I can't remember...). I loved it! What I remember about getting out there is that the trains and stations were much less crowded than what we'd been encountering in the part of London where we were staying.
BOTANICAL GARDENS ARE USUALLY SO BEAUTYFUL, WELL CARED AND SO QUIET, that's why we enjoy them so much!
Have a nice week-end!
Unfortunately Kew Gardens is under the flight path for the airport so not all that quiet. The best botanical garden is in Montreal. Impossible to see in one day and I have to go back!
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