CAMERA CAPERS

The day after Sandy arrived and the day before we flew off to adventures in France, we made a visit to RHS Wisley Gardens.     The Hippo is back x Burrageara Living Fire g Paphiopedilum Desire "Bromesberrow Place" Phragmipedium Demetria gx Paphiopedilum Maudiae gx Phragmipedium Peraflora's "Cirila Alca" There were several statues dotted around the garden - I thought this chap on a pedestal was rather cute The Alpine House - always looks good Colchicum variegatum Oxalis melanosticta   One of the winners in the RHS Photographer of the Year competition - I rather liked this This was by Nigel Chapman and won Gold.  I went on a couple of Nigel's photography courses at Wisley this year - you can see his influence in some of my photographs of leaves. The following photographs were taken in the new Tropical Garden at Wisley.  I ...

The Gardens at Giverny are magical – mostly tall plants with brightly coloured flowers.  A lot of sunflowers.  I loved all of it.  Sadly we could hardly see the famous bridge over the waterlily pond – there were so many tourists standing on it, and they would not move.   There were so many people we did not bother to walk around it.   The haystacks are in a field opposite the car park - we sat here after our visit to the house and had an ice cream. Lots of families having a picnic and picking apples. Along the road leading to Monet's house there are several colour-themed gardens to walk through. A bubble machine outside a house, Monet's Gardens Look - a bed of pelargoniums! Beautiful blue china flower planters. Tigridia The Waterlily pond Here you can just about see the crowds on the bridge Another...