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Botanical Gardens

-Provence

Fiery Fruit

The Montpellier Botanical Garden is one of the oldest in Europe, created by order of Henri IV in 1593.   It acted as a model for all other botanical gardens in France, […]
Fiery Fruit

-Cambridgeshire

Harlequin

I’m no ladybird expert, but I think this red delight may be a Harlequin.  These hardy Asian ladybirds have increased their numbers at a considerable pace since their arrival in […]
Harlequin

-Madrid

U is for… Umbrellas

These jolly umbrellas were looking for a buyer, but in the meantime they provided a nice splash of March colour in Madrid’s Botanical Gardens, at a time when few flowers were […]