"A Trip to the Caribbean"

Wonderful change of pace that visit was....Very nice to see things out of 'season' !

OK, so you were 'aching' to get back to Dunfermline. Wow what a contrast, don't blame you for not staying outside for long. These 'foreigners' have it all, warmer weather and fab plants. It's good that places like Dunfirmline have such places, nothing where I live in Chester.

~ cheaper and faster than getting there by plane David~it's great that there are places like this!
Heron ~googled and found this www.chesterontheweb.com/.../content/.../91-ness-botanic-gardens
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Spring and early Summer
Rhododendrons and azaleas, camellias, magnolias, cherries and many other flowering trees and shrubs. Laburnum arch. Large rock garden. Spring bulbs and primulas.

Summer
Lilies, primulas, herbaceous borders, terrace gardens with many climbing plants. Native plant, herb and water gardens.

Late summer and autumn
Trees for fruits and autumn colour: Heather garden, Sorbus ( the largest collection in the country), Maples, water garden and autumn bulbs.

Winter
Wide selection of trees and shrubs with coloured fruits, bark and stems. Conifers.

Indoor attractions
All year conservatory, tropical and arid displays.

Thanks David - I enjoyed ypur 'mini-break'! Some fantastic plants in there, aren't there. :-))

Wonderful plants and pics, David...
I bet thinking about the Floral Halls took your mind of the dental visit.. ! ;o)

Great outting after going to dentist...

I love these kind of places in the winter , a trip out of this world for a short time David ... .. It reminded me of the Botanical Gardens in Cambridge .. not to big but big enough to escape for a while .. :o)

great plan ts and pics David..... i thought the yellow fruits were lemons lol...... love there names......

What fantastic plants...Glad you found your parrot David ! Lol

well worth the visit but not the dentist bit.

A wonderful trip into the land of Exotica David.
Thanks for sharing this with us.

Thank You all for the lovely comments, even though Heron's pun made me go "Ouch!", lol!!! :-))

Arlene, yet another source of great info on a place to visit! :-))

Yes, I realise how fortunate enough I am to have somewhere like this, with exotic plants, to escape to all year-round, and maintained by our county Council, too! There is an "arid region" area, with lovely cacti and succulents. free entry, with plant sales in summer. The present "Halls" were built in 1973, replacing older glasshouses.The park was gifted to his native town by Andrew Carnegie, in 1908.

Yes, Bb - so nice to meet a "parrot" I could talk to, but which won't answer, nor swear!! :-))

Have begun to think of my dentist as an "honorary" crew member! I now call him "Cap'n Phil", heehee!!!!

David, yes you're right but Ness Gardens are a hour's drive from Chester, I have remembered that there is a place in the Zoo with nice tropical plants but not like your 'Floral Halls'. No what I think is missing in Chester is a decent municipal park with a proper greenhouse. The present park is in such a deplorable mess that it forced me to complain. In the local rag recently it said that serious money will be spent revamping it. We sometimes go to Buxton or Shrewsbury to enjoy their beautiful and well maintained public parks. There is another problem, some gardens vdon't alow doggies and I seldom go out without mine.

What a wonderful display of plants and flowers, just right for this grey and miserable time of year. :o)

Isn't it a tonic, Lab?

I do hope many others complained, too, Heron. Municipal park regeneration "should" be an "integral part of the curriculum" for all local authorities, but, unfortunately, ever-decreasing budgets and cutbacks, seems to be an all-too-common reason for things not moving on. Parks without doggies????? Can't imagine it!. Pity that Ness is quite so far from home.:-((

Superb place David and so lucky to have it nearby. Certainly takes away the thoughts of any dentist's drill!

What time was your appointment that day...........tooth hurty!!!!

Grooooooooooooooooooooan!! Great place though, really is:0)

Ooowwww, Dan - Brill (not drill) pun!! I realise how lucky I am to have this resource locally, and love it! With April arriving next week, will have to go see what's new. :-)