Abbotsbury Subtropical Garens

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    Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

    A Spring visit to Abbotsbury, before our pass runs out.

    A couple of the many colourful Rhodos.
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    Treefern valley looking good.
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    A pure white Lampranthus.
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    Weeping Bamboo, Yushania Anceps.
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    Another fine stand of Bamboo.
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    Tree trunk sculpture.
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    Not sure of this one, no label.
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    The Wall Lizards were sunning themselves.
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    Davidia, Handkerchief Tree.
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    St Catherines Chapel through the trees.
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    Hazy view of Fleet Lagoon towards Portland.
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Nice pics strongy, I remember going there back in the 90s.:dbgrtmb:
       
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      Cool Strongy:thumbsup:

      Love the lizzard. Did you get to sample any of the wild leeks at the back of the beach ?
       
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      Thank you for the visit with you strongy .. love the Bamboo and of course your lizard ... don't know your white Lampranthus though, not seen it here. Also what is the pretty yellow shrub and I don't know your unknown shrub ... :dunno:
       
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      What, no pics of the golden Pheasants Strongy?:cool:
       
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      Love the photos . A place I must visit
      .I have a few plants I have gathered on various holidays and they may well be Lampranthus ,I have a white , orange and a small flowered pale pink..Some in flower at the moment in the greenhouse ..I will photogaph then tomorrow ..

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      Thanks for the comments,the yellow shrub is just a variety of Rhododendron Vicky.
      There were yellow Hibertia and Azara out in flower too.

      The Golden Pheasants were hidding Dai.
      Last time people were feeding them at the tea shop but this time there were too many dogs around.
       
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      Hey do they allow dogs Strongy?
      Might give it a go this year if they do.:)
       
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      Beautiful place!
       
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      On leads Pete (naturally)

      Another garden to visit Penny:rolleyespink:
      Are you coming over here sometime?
       
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      The dog wouldn't like that strongy, I dont think I've got a lead for her.:D
      Anyway I might be a bit far off, going to Modbury in Devon hopefully.
       
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      Don't know the location of the gardens, Strongy. I'm hopefully visiting Eden in June/July, is it near there? Great pics by the way:thumbsup::D
       
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      Not really Armandii, it is between Weymouth and Bridport on the Dorset coast.
      I'm sure you will like Eden. Helligan (Lost Garden)is great too, totally different.:dbgrtmb:
       
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      Abbotsbury is well worth a visit, the gardens AND the Swannery,:dbgrtmb:, Heligan is good, too.lol
       
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        The pictures look good, i'm going for the first time in July :D
         
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