Last weekend Lewis and myself ventured to the Cambridge University botanic gardens to take in the air and see the latest display at the hot houses. The display opened on the 3rd of February and will be running until the middle of March (I believe), for more information click here.
Much of the hot house is still being refurbished, when it is completed it will be quite fantastic. Armed with our camera we took many photos around the gardens, the winter light gave a slightly washed out look to the scenes but inside the colours of the orchids stood out amazingly.
Above is one of our favourite photos, notice the delicate arrangement of the flower heads. Also of note elsewhere in the "botanics" was the winter garden. Heathers were attracting many bees in the warming sun, should be a good year for honey!
Lewis and I had visited the apple day earlier, which had drawn the crowds to an extent which made the whole place seem exceptionally busy. For a sunny afternoon the gardens were reasonably empty and even the hot houses were quiet enough that people could take their time to enjoy the sights (and smells!) of the orchids.
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