Gallery - Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

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January

Lily Pond long exposure

The Colonial Restaurant in the snow

Early January colour

Red bridge amongst the snow

The Sunken Lawn in the snow

Fuschia Paniculata wrapped to protect from frost

Mahonia flowers in the snow

Pheasants running through the undergrowth

Colonial Restaurant balcony

Gates to the Sunken Lawn in the snow

Mediterranean Bank in January

Water drops on lush vegetation

Myrtus luma in the snow

Butia Eriospatha wrapped to protect from frost

Robin on a branch

Lily Pond long exposure

February

Daffodils beginning to sprout up

The borders in front of the Pavilion

The Woodland Valley in February

The Pavilion in February

Water running underneath a red bridge in the Woodland Valley

Snowdrops in February

March

The Woodland Valley in March

The Burma Rope Bridge in March

Rhododendrons in March

Camellias in March

Magnolia Campbellii spotted from the Woodland Valley

Looking up at Magnolia campbellii

Narcissi in front of a red bridge

April

Coleonema album

Euryops virgineus

Rhododendron cilipense

Camelia japonica 'Grand Slam'

Camellia japonica 'Tiffany'

Boronia heterophylla

Echium candicans

Magnolia x soulangeana 'Lennei'

Echium pininana hybrid

View from West Hill

Echium candicans hybrid

Ceonothus arboreus Trewithen Blue

Puya bertoniana

Geranium maderensis

Camellia japonica 'Grand-Slam'

Clematis paniculata

Michelia doltsopa

Rhododendron arboreum

Melanocelinum decipiens

Magnolia walk

Geranium canariensis

Camellia japonica

Buddleia officianalsi

Magnolia x veitchii 'Isaca'

Rhododendron macabeanum

Rhododendron loderi 'King George'

Puya bertroniana

Echium nervosum

Ticket office entrance in Victorian Garden

Beschorneria yucoides

Mysotidium hortensia

Acacia riceana

Coronilla emerus

Azara serrrata

Rhododendron loderi 'King George'

May

Red bridges in the Woodland Valley

Flowers in May

Tulip flower power!

Reds and pinks amongst the foliage

Chilean lantern tree - Crinodendron hookerianum

Echiums just getting started in May

Cytisus 'Porlock'

Echium Pinanana in may

May flowers in the Mediterranean Bank

Rhododendron matador ablaze

Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens')

Pocket Handkerchief Tree

Gunnera manicata

Rhododendron 'Matador' in May

A red bridge in the shade of a Japanese Maple

The 'Judas' tree - Cercis siliquastrum

Colour in May

Olearia scilloniensis

June

St Catherine's Chapel through the trees

Inside the Pavilion

Sun shining through the Gunnera leaves

Tall trees in June

Path leading to The Pavilion

Gunnera manicata in front of the Burma Rope Bridge

Red bridge in the Woodland Valley

The pond and fallen tree in the Woodland Valley

Red bridge under Acer palmatum

Woodland Valley in June

Dryopteris wallichiana fern unfurling

July

Red Bridge in the summer

Gunnera leaves tower above the pond in the Woodland Valley

Steps up the Mediterranean Bank

Buddha in the Sculpture Trail

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in full bloom

Looking up to the huge Echiums

Water Lily on the Lily Ponds

Close-up of lines on a tropical leaf

Looking down the Mediterranean Bank

Victorian Walled Garden border in July

The Pavilion in the summertime

Bench in the shade on the Mediterranean Bank

August

Extreme close-up of a Magnolia

Butterflies are aplenty in the Gardens in August

Butterflies are aplenty in the Gardens in August

September

Sit outside the Colonial Restaurant in the sunshine

Find shade under the Gunnera manicata leaves

Warm Mediterranean Bank

The Woodland Valley in September

Walk under the giant Gunnera manicata leaves

Tortoiseshell on Verbena

The Jurassic Garden

One of Abbotsbury's resident lizards poses for a closeup!

October

Butterfly enjoying some October sunshine

Golden Pheasant looking back

A red bridge turns blue during the Enchanted Illuminations

Colourful trees during the Enchanted Illuminations

The Pavilion lit up

Wide view of the Woodland Valley during the Enchanted Illuminations

Fallen tree in the Woodland Valley, lit up by the Enchanted Illuminations

Enchanted Illuminations: path leading to The Pavilion

Red bridge during the Enchanted Illuminations

Victorian Walled Garden lit up by the Enchanted Illuminations

Tall trees lit up during the Enchanted Illuminations

A hanging basket on the Pavilion in the sunshine

Illuminated red bridge

Lily Ponds in October

Lady Amherst's Pheasant in front of a bench on the Sunken Lawn

Steps leading up the Mediterranean Bank

The Pavilion bathed in sunlight

Blue skies above the Mediterranean Bank

Red hot poker (Kniphofia) in October

Lily Ponds during the Enchanted Illuminations

Illuminated St Catherine's Chapel during the Enchanted Illuminations

Golden Pheasant

UV-lit shapes

Gate to the West Lawn

November

Red and orange Acer leaves

Cannons on the Jurassic Coast Lookout

View from the Jurassic Coast Lookout, with Abbotsbury Swannery, the Fleet and Portland in the distance

December

St Catherine's Chapel through the bare trees

Grasses in the sunlight in front of the Lily Ponds

The red bridge in front of the remnants of the Gunnera manicata

Burma Rope Bridge in December

Mediterranean Bank in the winter sunlight

Martensia virginica

December sunshine lighting up the Mediterranean Bank

Gingko boloba shedding its yellow leaves

Winter tree line across the Gardens

The Pavilion in December