#YearatKew April
Cherry trees and tulips โฆ who knew?
#KewinBloom #KewGardens
Close up of 3 purple flowers wide open with a background of general greenery.
"To crop or not to crop" is the question.
I like details on those, but most people won't zoom in to look (plus bsky will probably make them mushy)
But tight crop rarely looks good.
๐ท #FujiFilm #X-T5
๐ญXF70-300mm
#Photography #Nature #Flowers #UK #Kew #KewGardens #BloomScrolling #Purple
Blooming cherry flowers side lit by the low sun. More flowers and branches out of focus in the background.
Busy but potentially productive day at work.
In the meantime some more prettiness for you.
Should I sign up for some portraits workshop to get better at it and also confident? ๐ค
๐ท #FujiFilm #X-T5
๐ญXF35mm f2
#Photography #Nature #Flowers #UK #Kew #KewGardens #BloomScrolling #CheeryBlossoms #Hanami
Closed Tulip looking like a quintessential version of itself with pink outside transitioning through white to yellow. In the background there is blurry grass and toes of open white tulips.
Wow last few days were busy.
Enjoy a pretty flower in the meantime.
๐ท #FujiFilm #X-T5
๐ญXF35mm f2
#Photography #Nature #Flowers #UK #Kew #KewGardens #BloomScrolling
Red fox close up, looking towards the camera with its head turned.
Red fox portrait.
Red fox standing on green grass looking towards the camera.
Look who I've seen in the Kew Gardens.
๐ท #FujiFilm #X-T5
๐ญXF70-300mm
#Photography #Nature #Wildlife #UK #Kew #KewGardens #Fox #WildlifePhotography
Flowerbed with white, purple and red flowers. The shadow of the photographer covers the bed partly.
Culture.
#flowers #spring #London #kewgardens #nature
Head clearing walk in Kew Gardens with their tulips and came home to my dwarf tulips putting on a good show! #bloomscrolling #kewgardens #naturesoothesthesoul
The pagoda at Kew Gardens seen behind a tree in blossom; blue sky and a few thin jet trails
Looking into the sun: pink blossom against a blue sky
The shadows of Mrs H and me thrown on a lawn covered in daisies
A gorgeous Holiday Monday in #KewGardens today ๐
A wide grassy area is overlooked by trees of various heights and leaf growth; a few family groups are sitting on the ground and a few people are walking along the path on the right. The sky is a delicate blue, laced with white vapour trails and wispy clouds.
Kew Gardens looking lovely today on a sunny Bank holiday. It's busy but doesn't feel crowded and we've just had an excellent lunch in the Orangery #KewGardens
Easter Sunday sun at Kew. Tulips (Tulipa) under cherry blossom (Prunus), iris (Iris sp.), banana flower (Ensete ventricosum), and a lady's slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum sp.).
#kewgardens #spring #tulips #iris #orchid #easter
Heliconia rostrata
Musa sp.
Medinilla magnifica
Tulipa sp.
Lobster claw red to tulip pink. Kew Gardens, early Spring.
Lobster claw heliconia, banana blossom, rose grape, pink tulip.
Heliconia rostrata ยท Musa sp. ยท Medinilla magnifica ยท Tulipa sp.
#Kew #KewGardens #SpringFlowers #TropicalPlants #Botany
Enjoy the blossom at #KewGardens
๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐: 30 households in Garden Court, Richmond have been issued "๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ถ๐ญ๐ต" Section 21 notices, a process which is being banned on May 1st!
๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ-run Westminster wants to use the block, opposite #KewGardens, as temporary accommodation for their homeless!?
Perfect day for a walk. Blossom is just going over but the tulips are ready to carry spring colour forward. Absolutely my favourite season! #bloomscrolling #kewgardens #spring
From #KewGardens today after watching 10k race.
Me in a huge glass house walking through beautiful plants and trees in the sunshine.
Me in a grassy clearing surrounded by spring flowers and sunshine
Today I was in my happy place :) #kewgardens
My favourite time of the year! Cherry blossoms are out and magnolias coming into full bloom. A stroll around Kew Gardens is perfect for a reset. #bloomscrolling #kewgardens
#AlphabetChallenge
#weekJforJuxtaposition
A family of geese nested pond-side at #KewGardens, #London in April 2019. The #gunnera plants surrounding the nest site were still sprouting fresh young foliage, but would fill out and surround the nest by midsummer, rendering it nearly invisible.
(๐งต2/4)
๐ It was also listed in "Top 10 New Species of 2025" by @rbgkew.bsky.social, as highlighted by Sebastian Kettley and Dr. Martin Cheek:
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
#KewGardens #newspecies #Ascomycota, #entomopathogens #genomics #conservation #cordyceps
Happy #Stunday Sunday,.. I hope you are all having a wonderful day..
Another ๐..view across โThe Lakeโ at Kew Gardens, London, U.K.
๐ท Feb โ26 ๐ณ๐โ๏ธ
#KewGardens #SkySunday #Nature #Photography #Breathe #GetOutside #EastCoastKin
Orchids at Kew Gardens' Orchid Festival. These ones are red, pink and yellow with white knobbly centres.
Orchids at Kew Gardens' Orchid Festival. These ones are white with an orange-coloured inside that looks huge and maw-like.
Orchids at Kew Gardens' Orchid Festival. These ones are purple and pale yellow with long wiggly petals and a stamen in the centre that look like a little purple Muppet, I think.
Orchids at Kew Gardens' Orchid Festival. These ones are pinky brown with a flamboyant centre that looks a bit like a big singing mouth.
Had a lovely day out at the #KewGardens Orchid Festival. Many, many pretty flowers! A lot of them were, as advertised, orchids!
A striking four-story red brick historic building, Kew Palace, is framed by an ornate stone well-head in the foreground. The well features a decorative blue and gold wrought-iron arch. The palace has symmetrical white-framed windows and sits behind low, perfectly manicured green box hedges under a soft, overcast sky. Captured by UK travel blogger Anamika Chattopadhyaya for her blog Everything Enchanting.
Standing tall in the heart of #KewGardens #London, the vibrant red #KewPalace was once the intimate family home of King George III and Queen Charlotte. If you're curious to know what's inside this #historical #palace, watch this full palace tour video ๐๐ป
youtu.be/tfKQw_6A7bc
#travelsky #photosky
In the summer I visited @rbgkew.bsky.social, during my visit I also visited #ThePowerofTrees in the #SherwoodGallery. This exhibition was designed to help visitors connect with trees and help prevent us all from taking trees for granted. #KewGardens #Botany #Trees stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri-...
Not me standing here waiting for a cinematic moment that probably wonโt happenโฆ
but the flowers are blooming anyway ๐ธ
Maybe thatโs the real storyline. ๐
#stillblooming #kewgardens
This photograph, taken at the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, captures a serene moment of botanical elegance. A hanging basket overflows with delicate white orchids, their star-shaped blossoms cascading gently over the woven coconut-fiber liner. The flowers appear almost luminous against the deep green, blade-like leaves that rise confidently behind them. The setting suggests one of Kewโs glasshouses, where filtered daylight softens the scene and highlights the intricate textures the fine veining of the petals, the glossy leaves, and the rough, earthy weave of the basket. The orchids spill over the rim in graceful arcs, creating a sense of movement and abundance, as if nature itself cannot be contained. The composition balances structure and softness: the sturdy metal framework of the hanging basket contrasts with the fragile blooms, while the greenhouseโs muted architectural lines provide a calm backdrop. Altogether, the image reflects Kew Gardensโ reputation for cultivating rare beauty and presenting it in a way that feels both curated and effortlessly natural. It is a quiet celebration of horticultural artistry where craftsmanship, conservation, and living beauty come together in perfect harmony.
This photograph, taken at the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, captures a serene moment of botanical elegance. #landscapephotgraphyโจ#streetphotographyโจ#photographyโจ#naturephotographyโจ#creativephotographyโจ#urbanphotographyโจ#travelphotographyโจ#lightroomโจ#photoshop #kewgardens
This photograph, taken at the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, captures a serene moment of botanical elegance. A hanging basket overflows with delicate white orchids, their star-shaped blossoms cascading gently over the woven coconut-fiber liner. The flowers appear almost luminous against the deep green, blade-like leaves that rise confidently behind them. The setting suggests one of Kewโs glasshouses, where filtered daylight softens the scene and highlights the intricate textures the fine veining of the petals, the glossy leaves, and the rough, earthy weave of the basket. The orchids spill over the rim in graceful arcs, creating a sense of movement and abundance, as if nature itself cannot be contained. The composition balances structure and softness: the sturdy metal framework of the hanging basket contrasts with the fragile blooms, while the greenhouseโs muted architectural lines provide a calm backdrop. Altogether, the image reflects Kew Gardensโ reputation for cultivating rare beauty and presenting it in a way that feels both curated and effortlessly natural. It is a quiet celebration of horticultural artistry where craftsmanship, conservation, and living beauty come together in perfect harmony.
This photograph, taken at the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, captures a serene moment of botanical elegance. #landscapephotgraphyโจ#streetphotographyโจ#photographyโจ#naturephotographyโจ#creativephotographyโจ#urbanphotographyโจ#travelphotographyโจ#lightroomโจ#photoshop #kewgardens
๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ at Kew Gardens, London, UK
๐๐ฑ #plants #plantphotography #photography #iphonephotography #bloomscrolling #succulents #cactus #London #Kewgardens #uk
The image is a close-up photograph of an Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) perched, upright, on a holly tree branch.ย Itโs a plump bird, about the size of a great tit, roughly 14 cm in length, with a large head, short tail, blue-grey upperparts, a black eye-stripe, a chestnut-orange belly, and a short tail. The bold eye-stripe stretches from the base of its strong, pointed bill, through the eye, and down the side of its neck, giving it an alert, masked appearance. This is accentuated by the dappled light filtering into the shadowed depths of the dense holly tree. Shadows from branches cut through the highlights across the nuthatches face and upright stems of holly. Itโs in an unusual pose for the species, sat upright, more like a robin would, showing off the warm coloured belly and flanks, that contrast against the blue-black shadows surrounding the bird.
Dappled Disguise #ShareMondays2026
Iโve been back to watch the #nuthatches in the #NaturalArea of #woodlands in #KewGardens this week. #nature #wildlife #birding #BirdOfTheDay @rbgkew.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social