Day spent at Kew gardens. Have never been so was pretty excited about this visit. The glass houses were spectacular, both the modern and the old.
The main glasshouse which Kew is famous for is something else. An amazing Victorian masterpiece of a building. Not sure where to start with this, there is as much underground as there is above. Underground houses the boiler (plant) room, recycled water tanks, aquariums and an array of heating pipes.
Above you have two spiral staircases taking you to the top of the glass house where you then enter a balcony that surrounds the glasshouse.
Oh, I nearly forgot. It is also full of plants, shrubs and trees. Reminded me very much of the Eden Project, trees and shrubs you sometimes forget supply you with basic food.
Loved the modern alpine house, close to my heart are alpines at the moment hence me creating my own alpine house.
All in all a good day out with the grounds also pretty amazing with trees surviving from the 1700s for instance, lakes, rock pools etc.
Service however was dreadful, could learn a lot from the RHS.
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