One of the rewards of having made regular visits to the Botanic Garden in Cambridge throughout the year is that, while outside it's darkest, dankest and dreariest December, I can randomly wander through a year's worth of glorious colour, just a couple of clicks away on the computer. Perhaps you'll join me.....
Take care.
What a lovely collection of bright, beautiful flowers! Really brightened up my day. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful seeing all the colour. Beautiful flowers and photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, John!
You are indeed fortunate to have this gem of a facility so close to you, and as you say you can revel in your photographs on a dark and dreary winter’s day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe last one is my favourite.
I consider that spring begins on January 1st, for that is when I shall be out looking for snowdrops and aconite
ReplyDeleteAs we head off into the shortest day it is a lovely thought to remember just what lies ahead for us next year. Great photo of the Yew? cuttings, it would make a lovely curtain fabric design.
ReplyDeleteThe red barrel cactus... native to my area! Every one of these photos is a beauty. Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I feel like I just had a spring day here in the dark in the middle of winter. Thanks. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are sure a wonderful sight on this gray day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cheerful colors today especially. Enjoy solstice!
ReplyDeletemerci pour ces photos !
ReplyDeletebelles fêtes de fin d'année
That is one way to remember the place and an extreamly good one. Mery Christams
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, John. They would brighten up any day, not only these darkest ones around the winter solstice.
ReplyDeleteDo you know the name of the yellow and bordeaux flower of the ninth photo? I had similar ones in a seed mix. Now when I try to google it, I think it could be Coreopsis tinctoria (plains coreopsis).
Merry Christmas!
That photo was taken in a experimental trial plot for seed-mixes so there was no labelling on it. It certainly looks like plains coreopsis to me too.
DeleteThat's a true festival of colors. All so beautiful to see on this winter solstice. Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteThis surely gives colour to the grey and rainy day we are having. Beautiful photos John.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers to brighten our eyes.
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays
May 2019 will be full of joy, health and love, for you and you loved ones.
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A beautiful Christmas present for your readers John. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful pictures. So nice to see cheerful colours at a dark time of year. Have a happy Christmas.
ReplyDeleteYou should bring those out again about the end of January when we are all longing for some color! Beautiful. Merry Christmas, John!
ReplyDeleteOK, I've got some more on the hard drive so I'll try to remember them in late January. Have a good Christmas!
DeleteA delightful reminder of summer John. Merry Christmas x
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas John!
ReplyDeleteYou could make a calendar just out of the botanic gardens photos too. I've really enjoyed seeing this garden through all the seasons.
ReplyDeleteThank you John, for taking us along on this lovely garden pathway. Hope your Christmas was happy and the New Year kind to you....
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see these lovely flowers and colours!