Kew, after the rain

 What a difference a day makes... Saturday, so it's Kew, but there was overnight rain (luckily it stopped earlier than forecast, on my way to Kew)  so get ready for raindrops... it's been a while!

this is the bed (in the middle) I think they may put some extra plants round the edge of... we'll see

it's Saturday so Kim is back!  

lens change time.. trying to find somewhere dry-ish to put the bag down...

love how these grow out of the wall. 

Broad Walk,  raindrop time...

the alliums on the right hand side (heading away from the palm house) are more gone over than those on the left bed. 

where they still have lots of colour left in them

far end of the Broad Walk 

irises outside the Orangery

round the corner, no sign of the fox cubs, but Mum was there....

she followed us down the path a bit

wet peony in the Duke's garden

eucalyptus tree

 wildflower bed

gorgeous blue of the cornflowers

despite the damp, lots of bees around 

roses on the pergola 

sweet pea in the veg garden 

poppies 

shame about the grey sky backdrop.

irises on the far wall of the EG/rock garden border

those roses from the other side of the EG

peonies

we decided to go and get our free cup of tea (it was 9, so time for cake....)

sat outside although the seats and tables were wet, and we had to wipe the seats first...

back to carrot cake for me

then round the rose garden 

we killed a bit of time as it was nearly 10 so we could get into the waterlily house as soon as they opened, before it got too busy

tulip tree

bed outside the waterlily house

hurry up with those keys..... 

yes, at last...

the girl who'd come to unlock stayed to do some watering... it would increase the humidity quickly so good thing we were there at 10

so next, Palm House 

another lens change 

it hasn't collapsed yet! 

it wasn't smelly any more 

it WAS bulging though! 

took some more through leaves from round the corner 

peek-a-boo! 

I can still see you, titan!  

outside the POW (but sheltered)

there are so many buds on this!

inside  POW

oops, photo bomb! 

this one had opened since yesterday

we'll miss the rest of them though

pitcher plant

upper level 

back down again

at the exit of the POW

rock garden daisies

primulas

cistus

at the lake... Egyptian babies.

they got up and rushed over to us where we were sitting on a bench

they were chasing around like mad, making focusing hard! 

after a while they went off into the lake for a swim...

some kind of  sweet chestnut

Davies Exploration house, my old favourites

they need to do some staking in here, the strawflowers have largely collapsed 

next across into the Temperate House

outside under the cherry trees,  no tulips left now

but some field poppies among the long grass

Kim and I both think they should plant wildflowers in here to follow on from the tulips, before they mow the grass

I love this bed at the top of the steps at the far end of Cherry Walk, 

through the brickwork 

doing my thing! 

playing with function son the camera 

aeonium at King Williams temple

we finished in the new wild rose garden

flowering chives.  beautiful  

thanks so much for looking (again!)  

I don't think I'll be back again until next Saturday!!