Three gardens in one day: part 1

 

The main reason for visiting Dumfries and Galloway was to go to some of the beautiful gardens of the region, which is situated in the Gulf Stream, hence the  beautiful and lush wealth of horticultural interest. We managed to go to 3, each with a distinct character of their own. The first was Logan Botanic Gardens. This is affiliated to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, and is a plantsman's paradise with exotic species from all over the world. 

 

 

Tropical!? If you look closely, you can see some of the many fish in the lily pond.

 

There are so many eye-catching plants........this is a Lantern Tree

 

 If you look at this tree's bark, you can see how it gets its name -  the Filo Pastry Tree (honestly!)

 

Palm trees everywhere

 
 
   

Gunnera - huge plants, it's like being on another planet standing in the midst of a sea of these.

 

I'll take you to Garden no.2 tomorrow!

 

 
 

 
 
 

Comments

[Derek Pennycook]

some lovely pictures of our regions gardens - thank you for sharing them