Victorian Kew Gardens Today

by Connie Handscomb

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Victorian Kew Gardens Today

Artist

Connie Handscomb

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Photograph - Photography - Fine Art

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To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.
~Mahatma Gandhi

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The Palm House at Kew Gardens was designed by Decimus Burton in the 1840's. This Victorian structure is called The Palm House. It is located at Kew Gardens, a World Heritage Site famous for its botanical gardens (aka The Royal Botanic Gardens). The Monarchy handed over the gardens to the public in 1841. Today, it displays no fewer than 30,000 plants. A scientific research centre is also on the premises.

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It had been a while since we had visited Kew Gardens, so this summer past we spent some time at this wonderful, popular, iconic Victorian park. It was a bright, sunny day, with colourful blooms lining the walkways and beyond.

Another edition of this image (titled The Victorian Palm House, in the Keep Calm And Visit England gallery) had been posted previously in a vintage form to display its Victorian aged splendour; this is the un-vintaged (original) edition.

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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to UNESCO World Heritage Sites for featuring this image

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May 4th, 2017

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