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Holly at Kew Gardens

We saw Tulips.
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew

April 20th 2005
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London England were laid out in 1759 and extended in 1772 when Sir Joseph Banks returned from his voyage around the world with Captain Cook and became the unofficial director. Under his guidance collections of plants from many parts of the world were carefully built up, and by the time of his death in 1820, the garden had become internationally famous. With its ... read more
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