Botanical Gardens

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 18 Feb 2011 22:13
The Privately Owned Botanical
Gardens of Nevis
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As soon as we entered
these gardens we could see how beautifully kept they are, the plantation house was originally built by the Blake family in
1834.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We saw Mrs
Douglas checking the grounds (seven acres) with her head
gardener (workers mostly Indonesian, where the family spent time and
loved)
![]() ![]() The most amazing African
Sausage Tree, (Kigella africana, native to West Africa -
family Bignoniaceae)
![]() Rainbow Gum
Tree (Eucalyptus degulpta, native to New Guinea and the Philipines,
family Myrtaceae) trunk gets more beautiful with age
![]() We stopped to admire this chap fishing
when a gardener asked if we liked birds - Oh yes - "Come with
me"
![]() Antillean Crested
Hummingbird, one of the tiniest there is
![]() What a stunning surprise
- and to watch her wiggling - turning her eggs, in a rubber
plant. The friendly gardener thrilled in our thrill and was happy to pose to
show size.
ALL IN ALL AN OASIS OF
BEAUTY
VERY UNUSUAL - HIGHLIGHT THE
NEST
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