Friday, September 23, 2011

Through the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

A few words and more images of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh,
taken August 31, 2011...


A welcoming path


Striking colors


Female monkey puzzle tree

Click here: Araucaria araucana
Male monkey puzzle tree
(as identified by docent)

Pretty in purple-pink



Endangered plant bed


No snacking here


Poppy and ...I thought this pollinator looked different 
from most of those I see in the US Pacific Northwest.


Pretty poppies against a lovely sky that day


Example of cover crops or green manures


Rather formal lines, no?


Bright, bold colors


More splashes of color coordinated


Glass house--look at the top right.
Do you see the palm that has almost outgrown its space?
The docent said it may be moving next year.

Where fish swim and gunnera grow


Eryngium giganteum
Click here to read more about how it came to be known as
Miss Willmott's Ghost.


Sea of Crocosmia 'lucifer', looking as if reaching towards something,
or just blowing in the wind.


First of the fall bulbs shining brightly.


And I wanted to throw in this image because 
I thought it was a perfect example of perfect pruning cuts.
Beautiful!

Pruning...the perfect segue...
to explain that for this post
I've drastically pruned down the number of images displayed 
compared with the number I took at the Gardens.
I know. You're shocked, right?
Okay, maybe not!
So, fair warning! Don't be surprised if more pop up in a future post.

Until next time! 
Happy Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere
and Happy Spring to those in the Southern!

~Aerie-el


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10 comments:

  1. Sunray GardensSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    Lovely photos. Nice place to visit. The Monkey trees are different.
    Cher Sunray Gardens

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  2. AlisonSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    I would love to see more!

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  3. BridgetSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    Lovely garden, thanks for mini tour. Some great plant combinations.

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  4. Janet, The Queen of SeafordSeptember 25, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    I had no idea that the Monkey Puzzle tree was dioeceous...very cool. Love your poppy photo.
    Wonder how they are going to get the palm out of the conservatory? Cut it down?

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  5. GRACE PETERSONSeptember 25, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Great shots of royalty in garden form. I love them.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    nice photo =)

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  7. Gabriel gardenSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Davvero bella quell'aiuola di perenni! Peccato che il mio giadino sia troppo piccolo.

    Ciao.

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  8. tv vanavondOctober 1, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    garden i like very much .....the garden in every morning mood is vary cool........

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  9. Patrick's GardenOctober 2, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Very nice to visit your blog and see such green material paired with horticultural elegance.
    Great pix and keep 'em coming.

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  10. unikornaOctober 3, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Lovely lady your pictures are magical and I am sure this is partly your fault as well.
    Thank you so much for being there for me....

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