Kew Gardens.
"Kew Gardens contain what seems the completest botanical collection in the world, handicapped as it is by a climate at the antipodes
of Eden, and by a soil that owes less to Nature
than to patient art. Before being given up
to public pleasure and instruction, this demesne
was a royal country seat, specially favoured by
George III. That homely King had two houses
here and began to build a more pretentious
palace, a design cut short by his infirmities, but
for which Kew might have usurped the place of
Windsor."
Extract from "Kew Gardens" (Open Library).
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Address:
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew,
Richmond,
Surrey TW9 3AB
Website: www.kew.org |
Some of the best parks and
gardens...... |
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England: The Eden Project. |
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| England:
Wisley Gardens. |
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| England:
Kew Gardens |
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| Scotland:
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh |
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Wales:
Snowdonia National Park
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Recommended ...... |
Read: Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens
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Read: Gardens of the National Trust
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Watch: Great Gardens of England
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