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kew february 2024
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I brought the wrong spare battery and it was needed so all the pictures are by Matt
| It rained nearly all the time. It was the Orchid Festival and our admission time was 3.30 so we had to fill in the time till then. We visited the alpine house and had a good lunch at the Orangery and coffee at the Pavilion Bar and Grill. | |||
| Alpine House |
 Tulips |
 Juno iris |
 Juno Iris |
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 Triteleia |
 Techophilaea |
 Fritillaria imperialis |
 Pseudomuscari |
 Greenovia diplocycis |
The Temperate House |
 Rhododendron |
 Narcissus poeticus |
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 Aloe ferox x arborescens |
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The Winter Garden |
 Edgeworthia chrysantha |
 Dogwood |
| Princess of Wales Conservatory | We had to queue up before going in to see the display of Madagascan orchids. |
Ring-tailed lemur |
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 Ring tailed lemur |
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 Extinct big bird |
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 Jade vine |
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 Chameleons |
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 Zebu |
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 Sifaka |
 Lemur |
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There was a vanilla orchid without flowers or fruit at the end of the route through the conservatory |
| It was still raining as we set off for home, I stepped straight on to my train | |||
