Today we visited the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens. An amazing place. It was ‘Apple Day’.
The red-tinged Acer near one of the rock gardens, above, is a real zinger.
It was very busy. And due to the aforementioned Apple Day, there was a kind of festival going on. But I’ve chosen to occlude that from view in my post!
The fountain looks very 1950s-60s. But it was in fact completed in 1970.
Dad very kindly treated us all to a fab lunch. The prices/cost… ??? Truly unbelievable! Thank goodness it was very delicious.
After lunch we toddled off on a circuitous route back to the entrance/exit, and the car. The very postwar brutalist building is in fact a much more recent addition than it looks.
Dad was riding around on a motability scooter, provided free, by the Gardens. He frequently zipped off on his own.
There are a great many very characterful trees. And what splendid individuals they are.
On the final leg of the walk there are numerous points of interest. Including a new viewing structure, with a long curved disabled access ramp.5
The largest of the ponds is near the old central axis. At this juncture I disappeared into the undergrowth for a spell. Magical!
As I left this area, I passed through several clumps of bamboo.
And finally…
We had a quick peek in the shop. Lots of lovely (overpriced) stuff. One area we didn’t look at, on this visit, were the glass-houses. We’ll have to come back another time and do them.