The Botanical Gardens opened in 1846
and is a nice place to walk around, with over 8000 plants from all over
the world in various climates. They have rocky areas, a pond, garden-like
areas, a fountain, a greenhouse (called a "glasshouse", which
makes me curious if the saying "people who live in glass houses
shouldn't throw stones" meant something different back in the day;
in any case, I didn't throw any stones), and more. It's a large enough
place that we only spent time in 3 or 4 areas. There were people around,
but it wasn't crowded.
Part 9: Backyard
Blacksmith Workshop Part 10: Bagby Airfield Part 11: Byland Abbey Part 12: National Rail
Museum Part 13: Cambridge (Part
2) Part 14: Cambridge
Botanical Gardens Part 15: The Departure
000-DSC_1428: Botanical gardens fountain with Stephanie gazing into the
waters and the greenhouse in the background.
001-DSC_1429: The fountain with a botanical duck in the foreground.
002-DSC_1430: The fountain waters!
003-DSC_1431: A pheasant crossingthe path. I had to follow him until he left
the tall grass. He wasn't particularly afraid of me, since they are around
people all the time.
004-DSC_1433:
005-DSC_1435:
006-DSC_1437: Rocks in the rock garden.
007-DSC_1438: Rocks in the rock garden.
008-DSC_1439: Water in the bog garden.
009-DSC_1440: Maybe a Magnolia denudata, one that starts to bloom early, in
March.
010-DSC_1442:
011-DSC_1443: Unopened Magnolia flower bud on a tree. Magnolia 'vulcan'
maybe?
012-DSC_1444: Magnolia tree pink flower. Maybe Magnolia sprengeri 'Diva'.
013-DSC_1445: Magnolia tree pink flower. Maybe Magnolia sprengeri 'Diva'.
014-DSC_1446: Magnolia tree white flower.
015-DSC_1447: Magnolia tree white flower.
016-DSC_1448: This might be a Fritillaria reuteri. It has a harlequin look.
017-DSC_1449: The Fritillaries contain the highest quantities of DNA known
in any plant or animal species.
018-DSC_1450:
019-DSC_1451:
020-DSC_1452: Some Geranium variant?
021-DSC_1453: Cool tiny black and white flowers.
022-DSC_1455: A spiney red flower!
023-DSC_1456: Bird of Paradise
024-DSC_1457: The fleshy rosette of an Aeonium.
025-DSC_1459:
026-DSC_1462:
027-DSC_1463:
028-DSC_1464: Two-tone Tulips! Likely Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha.
029-DSC_1465:
030-DSC_1466: Tulipa acuminata. Cool looking, weird, finger-like, colorful
pedals.
031-DSC_1467: A colorful collection.
032-DSC_1468:
033-DSC_1469: Fritillarias.
034-DSC_1470: Saxifraga trifurcata, very round.
035-DSC_1471: Saxifraga trifurcata, darker exposure, slightly different focus
point.
036-DSC_1472: A Tulip variety.
037-DSC_1473: No clue.
038-DSC_1474: A pretty flower.
039-DSC_1475: A flower that screams I'm red!
040-DSC_1476:
041-DSC_1477:
042-DSC_1478: The greenhouse wall and another wing of it visible beyond the
glass.
043-DSC_1479: Trillium chloropetalum (I can read the sign!).
044-DSC_1480: More two-tone tulips.
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Part 9: Backyard
Blacksmith Workshop Part 10: Bagby Airfield Part 11: Byland Abbey Part 12: National Rail
Museum Part 13: Cambridge (Part
2) Part 14: Cambridge
Botanical Gardens Part 15: The Departure