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Description Bodnant Garden Part 2Bodnant Garden Part 2 - Blooms
In Part 1 of this essay, Bodnant Garden Part 1, I outlined a brief history of Bodnant Garden, one of the foremost country house gardens in the UK that is run by our National Trust.  I illustrated a number of areas within this 80 acre spread, and noted the the Garden is renowned for its rhododendrons, magnolias, eucryphia and embothrium species. In addition, there are numerous cultivars of camellias.  In this second part, the thrust is on the blooms from plants and shrubs flowering in Spring.
My first shots are of some tulips with an acknowledgement to my good friend Sheri, Scooby777 to whom I was lamenting that our wickedly cold Spring had delayed the growth and flowering of tulips in our gardens. Bodnant Garden is sheltered and in a milder position, hence tulips were in profusion during my visit.
 
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33M [2018-04-27 23:20:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful capture

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Okavanga In reply to 33M [2018-04-29 06:09:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, M. It looked much more impressive than this in reality, but if you zoom in its not to bad.

Cheers

David

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LindArtz [2018-04-27 04:49:48 +0000 UTC]

Such a gorgeous shrub!!


I'm not positive, but I think it might be the White Japanese Andromeda Pieris japonica?

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Okavanga In reply to LindArtz [2018-04-27 08:36:57 +0000 UTC]

That sure looks like it, Linda - well done and many thanks. I'll amend the feature. Seems to be known sometimes as the "lily of the valley shrub".



David

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LindArtz In reply to Okavanga [2018-04-27 23:43:44 +0000 UTC]

To have this outside my door!     You're very much welcome, David. !!

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Okavanga In reply to LindArtz [2018-04-28 06:05:57 +0000 UTC]

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