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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