Azaleas at Kew Gardens

Better late than never! I thought this would make a nice follow up post on our earlier thread Magnolias at Kew Gardens.

While the colour palette of Magnolias tend to be soft, elegant, and understated without compromising it’s ability to make spectacular displays of blooms; the colour palette of Azaleas and Rhododendron blooms are usually loud, bright, and vibrant.  

R. 'Arpege'



R. 'Coccineum Speciosum'



R. 'Exquisitum'



R. 'Golden Eagle'



R. 'Golden Eagle'



R. 'Delicatissimum'

R. 'Homebush'



R. 'Hotspur Red'



R. 'Reve D'Amour'



R. 'Sun Chariot'



R. 'Sun Chariot'



R. 'Rosata'



R. 'Silver Slipper'



R. 'Wallowa Red'



R. 'Windsor Peach Glo'



R. 'Wryneck'



Admittedly Kew Gardens isn’t the best place when it comes to displays of Azaleas and Rhododendrons in bloom, there are better stands on other big, public gardens. But it’s certainly good enough! I’m glad the Palm Centre and Kew Gardens are very near to each other (and relatively near us). Whenever we need to buy something or check out the new stocks of the former we can pop round for a quick visit to the latter and get to check out what’s currently looking good and in season and be home early enough to carry on gardening in the afternoon.

And a few more general shots of the area:

                                                                               
I do love these bright colours, they remind me of sweets like gumballs and dolly mixture and certainly adds vibrancy into the air, perfect in the spring and adds to the promise of a good summer to come :-)

Mark

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