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| Sculpture installation at Kew,by David Nash This could be simples solution for Aleksandr to avoid the new bedroom tax from the Coalitions Government |
This Easter banks Holiday I Aleksandr famous Meerkat botanist took Mr Hugh to the world famous Q gardens.
Despite the chillis weathers, we lucky to have Spring sunshines and blues sky.
Royal Botanic
Gardens,' Q' was founded in 1759, ( same year as Mr Hugh's favourite Liffy water drink) and declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in
2003.
(I am still awaiting a response from UNESCO for Meerkova Palace to get similar accreditations so I don't have to pay nefarious bedrooms tax of Mr Duncans Smithky and Gyorgy Osbornov of Coalition government !)
Q Gardens also world leader in plant science and conservation. Q’s work helps to discover and describe world’s plant and fungal diversity, safeguard world's plant life for meerkat future, promote sustainable use of plants and inspire appreciation of plants and environment.
(I am still awaiting a response from UNESCO for Meerkova Palace to get similar accreditations so I don't have to pay nefarious bedrooms tax of Mr Duncans Smithky and Gyorgy Osbornov of Coalition government !)
Q Gardens also world leader in plant science and conservation. Q’s work helps to discover and describe world’s plant and fungal diversity, safeguard world's plant life for meerkat future, promote sustainable use of plants and inspire appreciation of plants and environment.
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| Aleksandr testing out new daffodil camouflage coat |
Throughout its history, Royal Botanics Gardens, Q has
made important contributions to increasing understandings of plant kingdoms with many
benefits for man and meerkatkind.
Today still
first and foremosts scientific
institution. With its collections of living and preserved plantings, of plant
products and botanical information, it forms encyclopaedias of knowledge about plant kingdoms.
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| Aleksandr bravely viewing Glasshouse from treetop walkway at 'Q' gardenings |
Springs is still very cold in Englands but buddings are
showing and the blue skies with sunshinings were a tonic for Mr Hugh’s soul.
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| To warm up from cold Springs wind Mr Hugh and I go inside Glassy houses (where meerkats must not throw stones) to look at beautiful orchids |
Mr Hugh asked me to include a poem about Daffodils and to mention that selling and meerkating never far away.
We read a sign in the gardens that said the British daffodil Industry is worth some £ 31 million
To Daffodils
Fair Daffodils, we weep to see
You haste away so soon;
As yet the
early-rising sun
Has not attain'd his noon.
Stay, stay,
Until the hasting day
Has run
But to the even-song;
And, having pray'd
together, we
Will go with you
along.
We have short time to
stay, as you,
We have as short a spring;
As quick a growth to
meet decay,
As you, or anything.
We die
As your hours do, and dry
Away,
Like to the summer's rain;
Or as the pearls of
morning's dew,
Ne'er to be found
again.
by Robert Herrick
Realted Links
http://www.kew.org/
Aleksandr's Spring budget
Aleksandr visits the Wallace Collection
Aleksandr at the National Portrait Gallery
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| Left: still some crocuses about but the Daffodils take over at this point in 'Q' Right:Aleksandr looks at Redwood tree bark . Maybe one day he and Mr Hugh will get to see sequoias in California |
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| Aleksandr takes one last look at Glass House before home and treacle tart made with Hot Cross buns |
