Birmingham Botanical Gardens (22/04/10 )

I discovered these gems of Botanical Gardens two years ago after attending a fair at the Birmingham NEC and was I in for a pleasant surprize

They are of course much smaller in scale and variety than places such as Kew Gardens, though 15 acres in size, but they are definitely well worth a visit especially at Springtime.

They are located in Edgbaston, a few miles away from Birmingham in a very leafy residential area.

They were created by leading Gardener J. C. Loudon and opened to the public in 1832.

At the time of my visit, the Botanical Gardens were holding a very interesting exhibition on the life and work of Charles Darwin.

Here are a few pictures of my visit to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in bloom, to say the least

The Pleasure Gardens viewed from the Loudon Terrace

Picture by karim victorian67

The Loudon Terrace viewed from the Pleasure Gardens

 

Picture by karim victorian67

 

The Victorian Flight Houses in bloom !

 

Picture by karim victorian67

 

Inside the Victorian Flight House

 

 

Picture by karim victorian67

 

The Shrubbery in full bloom by the Japanese Garden's Pond !

 

Picture by karim victorian67

 

A beautiful Peacock which just happened to be passing by...

 

 

Picture by karim victorian67

Fountain by the Pleasure Gardens

 

 

Picture by karim victorian67

A Glorious "Piece of Sky"

 

 

Picture by karim victorian67

A Cascading Pink Camelia

 

Picture by karim victorian67

The Victorian Flight Houses in bloom !

 

 

Picture by karim victorian67

Inside the

Picture by karim victorian67

 Inside the Victorian Flight Houses

 

 

Picture by karim victorian67

 

Indoor Fountain in the Tropical Glass House

 

 

Picture by karim victorian67

 

Karim