A beautiful day requires a walk in a beautiful garden. Too far to walk and still have time to see it I took the #27 bus to the Botanic. I was there in 2003 and it could not be missed on such a day. I even got just the right amount of sun to brown w/o burning!
Started in the Japanese rock garden. If that was all I’d seen it would have been worth the price of admission. Well, no. The garden is free so that’s not right. It would have justified the trip in itself.
But there is much more. Both small
And large
Cedar
There is, of course a glass house. A huge one. It can be seen in the 2003 blogs but today, with the sun beating down, it was to warm & humid for my fibro and lens fogging.
That’s sculpted Monkey Puzzle in front of it.
Colorful Rhodies
Rhododendron
Largest fossil tree in Britain
A garden dedicated in memory of Her Majesty’s Mum
The interior of the meditation cottage is decorated with shells on walls & ceiling
Birch and holly hedges 20′ (7m) tall
Ponds and my gunnera
How lucky was I to be in Edinburgh for the past two days?
Very.
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Bill, I am just blown away by these gardens. So much to see. Everything is vibrant, healthy and just
down right jaw dropping. So glad the sun is out and you can really enjoy walking about. And how
long did it take to do the shell room (s) in the Meditation Cottage.
Bill, Just gorgeous. I am jealous I missed this while I was there. But the day we had free it was probably not the best weather to go. Thanks for sharing your journey. The gardens look amazing!