And a few shots from the always beautiful Orchid Festival photocall at @kewgardens, also this morning. This year's theme is the beauty and biodiversity of Madagascar. And the fab Henk Röling wearing a Chameleon & Lemur 🙂🇲🇬. Pic sets also at Alamy Live News and Avalon Retna.
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The Orchid Festival 2023 at London’s famed Kew Gardens takes its inspiration from Cameroon’s wildlife with horticultural displays from handcrafted plants, including larger-than-life lions, hippos, and giraffes https://t.co/OHCHVMvlfi
London, UK - In-house florist Henck Roling (in green) and supervisor Solene Dequiret put the final touches to the display for the Kew Orchid Festival: Cameroon at Kew Gardens
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In-house florist Henck Roling (in green) and supervisor Solene Dequiret put the final touches to the display for the Kew Orchid Festival: Cameroon at Kew Gardens
Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Final preparations for the 27th annual Orchid Festival at the Princess of Wales Conservatory in Kew Gardens. The iconic Orchid festival returns Saturday 4 February – Sunday 5 March 2023.
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Lovely sunshine this morning for the annual @kewgardens orchid festival, and as always, the displays are stunning and vibrant. Nice to see in-house florist Henck Roeling back on form again, too! #orchids#OrchidFestival Pics sets at @Alamy_Editorial and @avalondotred
Such a great atmosphere @KewGardens today! Huge visitor excitement around the new giant water lily #Victoria boliviana described as new to science yesterday. All three species grown to perfection in one pool. It's unmissable! @Plantmessiah @palmsmithy @KewScience
Genera Palmarum - the "bible" for devotees of the #palm family is now freely available online! Please spread the news!
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The mothership is waiting... The Palm House glowing in an eerily silent @KewGardens yesterday evening. Despite the shutdown, we're still taking the very best care of the nation's botanical crown jewels. #CoronaLockdown