However, Kevin and I were in Cambridge on the weekend visiting Audrey (Kevin's Ma) and one of our excursions included a returning visit to the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, so I have so nice pictures to show you. We usually go at least a couple of times of year, I always find something to delight me. This time I found a Magnolia I JUST HAVE TO HAVE! What do you think?
Those who know my gardening tastes know that I'm addicted to purple-aubergine-pink plants. This even extends to vegetables, if it's got a purple variety, I'll grow it. This is a small-medium sized tree, so good for my size garden. I just need to work out where I'm going to put it...
They had a lovely display of plants for bees. This was of particularly interest as I'm currently developing a programme for a Bee & Honey day at the Barracks Lane Community Garden, whom I work for as a coordinator. Best job in the world, someone paying me to organise gardening events - how cool is that!
The Bee day is on 10th July, by the way, and there will be workshops on planting for bees, craft workshops for making bee finger puppets for kiddies etc, and a fundraiser in the evening with story-telling and band Telling the Bees, plug plug...
As always, I visited the greenhouses, making a bee-line (ha ha) for the Alpine house. I first discovered alpines at the Cam Bot Gardens and I'm constantly delighted by their exquisite displays, ie:
Scilla scilloides
Anemone pavoniana
Just so pretty.
Whilst I was scampering around oohhing and aahhhing over plants, Kevin and Audrey enjoyed the sun by the lake.
On Sunday we also visited Great Staughton manor, the highlight for me being this amazing tree. I so want one... It's all auberginy-purple - my favourite!
Does anyone know what it is?
Good times.
