University Of Dundee Botanic Garden (1)

Oh, very very nice.
Good pictures of wonderful plants David, i love them all .... that wall, the tree barks, that monkey puzzle .... really lovely blog.

Nice too that you and Marie could meet up, how's her course going ? :-))

what a nice place....i love gardens in winter its so nice to see all the structure...

Absolutely stunning, who needs flowers. I'm impressed by all the trees and the drystone wall is brilliant. Thanks for naming the fern, I have one and now I know it's name. I wish it wasn't so far away.

Can't wait for the next installment !
You have inspired me. The Nat Bot Garden of Wales is only 15 miles from here. I've never been there. I will have to make an effort in the next few weeks.

Brilliant blog!Hywel you need to go~ you will enjoy it!

I love the bark on trees it can be better than the tree...:o)))

I agree, Mushy and Sandra :-))

Hywel, you must go, and bring back some pics.I hope to get the next part up later today. :-))

Marie's course sounds very intensive, Louise, with loads of essays, "field trips", etc. She gets free admission to this garden, being a student at the university (one small "return" for all the hard work). :-))

Arlene, your "Trees" book is undoubtedly helping me with identifying them before I find the labels. :-D))

Good photos David.
I like the walls.
Hi to Marie :o)

Thanks David , I absolutely loved the Wall flowers , very clever .... and the giant seed cases , and well everything really ! ... .it's nice that you could meet up with Marie for the outing , ( I bet you had a laugh a minute ) LOL.. ..

Brilliant blog, David I loved all the photos you were able to take. :-)

The trees with peeling, paperlike bark are fascinating! We miss so much when we only look at the beautiful, showy flowers!

I thought the dry stone walling, with the "wallflower" incorporated, was really fabulous!

The nearest botanical gardens to us are in Cambridge, an hour away by bus, but they might as well be on the Moon. :-( I visited them once - 40 years ago!

really enjoyed your blog david, stone walling is a must iof you can afford to get it done which i cant, but love it, it homes so may insects in winter, love the peeling bark and white trees to, nice to see the catkins in the unamed tree, infact its all lovely especially the snowdrops brightening the ground up :o)) hope marier is ok not seen her on for a while now :o))

Lovely blog, really enjoyed it. Looks a lovely place to go to.
We went once to Edinburgh Botanic Gardens in winter, and that too was wonderful. It really does show that gardens need a sort of basic skeleton to hold it together in Winter too, doesn't it.?

I loved looking through this blog David, especially the photos of the 'peeling bark' on the trees as we used to take blind and/or partially sighted people to Highdown Gardens in Worthing, they loved to feel the tree trunks even though they couldn't see them. We forget how tactile Nature can be.

Lovely blog and photos so interesting.

lovely place to visit and great pics David

Glad you found something of help here, Heron. :-)

That's a very good point re the walls being homes for wildlife, San. :-)

Tt. Amy and Sandra, Marie is so snowed under with course work. She did take lots of pics, so perhaps we'll get to see them soon? Hoping to go to a Spring Show in Perth mid April. :-)

Balcony and Mad, you are both so right re framework and structure. It was great to see these without "distractions". :-)

Megan, your trips to Highdown sound as if they were very rewarding for everyone involved. :-)

Thank You. Clarice and Holly! Now, for a totally different side to the Garden.............Part 2.

Thanks David, I have a thing about trees in winter, they really captivate me both the feel of the bark and their shapes,mixed feelings about those huge seed heads on the Giant Himalayan Lily,reminds me of scary movies,lol....
Say hi to Marie for me, hope alls well with her course..........

Wonderful tour loved all thanks for sharing

Your'e welcome, Lincs and 6d.. Know what you mean about the scary movies, Lincs. :-))

Betcha your unknown is a Betula? the catkins look like paper birch. Great Galloping Galanthus, Batman! oops....Cap'n! You can always count on snow drops even when the soil seems frozen to concrete. the early spring flowers are a marvel. Great tour, David. Will you be taking the opportunity to get back to see it in high summer?

I believe you are correct, Lori, as, later, I saw some similar which were "labelled". This will be a "must see" destination in summer. :-))