Cambridge - Part Two

[smallhobbit]

On our second day in Cambridge we spent the morning in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, including an excellent lunch in their café.  In the afternoon we visited the Fitzwilliam Museum (art and antiquities) which had some interesting special exhibitions, and wandered round until in SM's words, our feet fell off, when we went to their café for a cream tea.  After which we returned to sit by the side of the River Cam and watch people punting.

The following picspam is from the Botanic Garden:



There was a rose garden, showing how roses have been developed:



Lots of beautiful flowers:



A pond, with water lilies:



Bee friendly plants:



Greenhouses, wildflowers, and a fountain:

Comments

[mafief]

Nice! Lovely set of pictures. They have a nice variety at that garden.

What’s surprising me is that we have a lot of the similar plant and animal species. Like, they really look similar. I didn’t know you had daisys. If that is native wildflowers display, it’s likely Bellis perennis (Common Daisy). Our daisy, that is everywhere, is Leucanthemum vulgare or ox-eye daisy. This throws back to another conversation, but your common frog looks like our wood frog. So, seeing pics like these throws me for a loop because I have to remind myself that it is not the specie I think it is. Anywho, done over thinking for the day. :)

[smallhobbit]

As would be expected for someone which was opened in 1846 there are plenty of different plants.

I would call the daisies in the picture ox-eye daisies - they are about twice the size of our normal lawn daisies.

[vix_spes]

Lovely photos ... I don't think I've ever been to the botanic gardens in Cambridge

[smallhobbit]

It's not cheap, tickets are just over £10, but if you've got time it's well worth a visit.