Glasgow Botanic Garden 11th May

[shelagh]

On the same coach holiday we had the opportunity to visit Glasgow Botanic.  Having seen this in October courtesy of a SRGC Discussion Weekend trip we thought we'd have another look.

It is by far the poor relation although it has the Kibble Palace a wonderful Victorian glasshouse and a superb orchid collection we were very dissapointed by the lack of outside colour.  Also it was absolutely pouring down for the whole time (another 2 hours) so I looked at the succulents which I would normally have given a miss.

The only 'alpine' plants are in the entrance to the orchid house so I'll start with those, then on to the Kibble Palace.

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Not quite sure what happened to the pictures then so I will try again.

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A lot of the plants were labelled but occasionally they had either crept or grown over them so if a picture is labelled unknown it's 'cos I couldn't find one.

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More Kibble Palace, then into the Orchid house.

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Some more from the fabulous orchid house and apologies for reflections.

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After the orchids come the succulents.

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The last of the succulents and a very wet trip to Glasgow.

[Martinr]

Thanks for sharing Shelagh. Isn't Glasgow a beautiful place in the pouring rain! (before anyone has a go at me I'm a native and entitled to say what I like).

Lastly, problems sleeping?

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks Shelagh, the Orchid House looks well worth the visit, I wonder whether that is really Echium wildpretti though.

[shelagh]

Yes Martin.

Brian I can only say it was one of the labelled ones but I'm now expert on succulents.