Monday 6 July 2009

A Fun day out in Oxford…..

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Caroline and I had a really great day out at the Botanic Gardens in Oxford.

We were amazed by the plants grown, the different Cacti, the Palms and such

a wide variety of really exotic and the unusual..

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I would say well worth the £3 pounds and you can stay in there as long as you like, just a lovely place to relax.

15 comments:

  1. Brilliant - sounds like a wonderful place.

    The photos are brilliant too :)

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  2. You would have been in your element.

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  3. I've never seen so many strange looking plants, but beautiful at the same time. Looks like a great place to visit.

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  4. Anne, if they have a cafe on premises then this would surely be the spot to pass some time. I would love a place where you could enjoy the flora, sit a spell for some coffee, then wander off back into the gardens again.

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  5. Carolyn-Thanks it is a fab place..pleased you liked the photos.

    James - oh yes It was a great place!

    Linda - The photos are the ones of the "strangest" plants..you would enjoy it.

    Rowena - I don't think there is a cafe :-( but you could picnic down near the river, then walk round a bit more. Then go for a coffee at the end ,in one of the many shops in the High Street! We went for lunch after walking round the gardens!

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  6. Hi Anne,
    Ooooh; love it !

    I love botanical gardens. I could recognize a pitcher plant and I think some type of orchid. You see I love plants but am far from being a botany expert.

    Thanks for the peek !
    Hugs xx

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  7. I HAVE BEEN TO THEOSE GARDEN MANY TIMES..BRINGS BACK HAPPY MEMORIES!!

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  8. I never really gave a second thought to the cactus plant until I traveld to Gran Canaria. They had the most beautiful cactus garden and I had such a fun time photographing them and really studying them up close. I love the unusual plant in the thrid photo. Nice.

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  9. Sounds like a great place and well worth the fee. Wonderful pics.

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  10. This is one place i still have to visit in Cambridge and its just across the road from where Geoff lives too. was on my list of things to do while he was away but i ran out of time :-)

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  11. Those plants are amazing! And your photos too!

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  12. Who would have thought about cacti in Oxford?! Not I for sure! Thanks for sharing with us. Lovely!

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  13. Lovely pictures Anne, I too like exotic plants.
    Like Alison, We have holidayed in Gran Canaria and the plants are quite exotic, particularly in the centre of the Island and breathtaking scenery too!

    Di.x

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  14. Lovely photos.

    I always seek out the botanical gardens when I visit a new pace. Last week I spent an afternoon in the lovely one in Oslo.

    I've never visited the gardens in Oxford. yet another reason to visit :-)

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  15. Dear Anne, thank you so much for leaving a comment on my blog! Your trip to Paris in April sounds like it was a lot of fun. I love botanical gardens too and I used to enjoy going to the gardens when I lived in Edinburgh. Have fun on your next trip to Paris! Jennifer

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