Gardens – S.H.O.U.T.

Bonsai Alley

When I went to Wisley Gardens a couple of weeks back, I also used a roll of Kodak Gold colour as well as the roll of Kentmere 200 I’ve already shared. Unlike that roll I used in the Nikkormat FT2 with the 35mm lens, this was exposed in the Olympus OM2n with the 50mm ZukioContinue reading “Bonsai Alley”

In the Wisley Greenhouse

The Royal Horticultural Society (try saying that whilst drunk!), have 5 “show” gardens in the UK. The closest one to me is in Wisley, just over half a kilometre from the M25, closest point to point! 6km from Guildford or Woking. I took and hour and a half to drive there – coming back theContinue reading “In the Wisley Greenhouse”

Kew’s Japanese Landscape

Heading away from the Temperate House featured in my first post about Kew Gardens, I headed for the “Japanese Landscape”. Above is the Chokushi-Mon – “Gateway of the Imperial Messenger” created for the Japan-British Exhibition held in London in 1910. It’s almost an exact copy of an original found in Kyoto, Japan. It leads toContinue reading “Kew’s Japanese Landscape”

Kew in Colour

Towards the end of my week in London, I took the tube out to Kew Gardens. It has it’s own tube stop! I like gardens and gardening and have wanted to go for ages – but never seem to have made it until now! It was a nice sunny day, and I was ready forContinue reading “Kew in Colour”

Gardens at Tatton

The “cultivated” gardens at Totton cover about 50 acres. Entrance is via the walled kitchen garden pictured above. By this point my black and white had run out and I’d loaded a roll of Kodak Color Plus 200 into my F3. I’m guessing that the heyday of this part of the garden was Edwardian times,Continue reading “Gardens at Tatton”

Gardd Bodnant (Welsh)

Bodnant Garden covers about 80 acres, and contains an arboretum, formal gardens, meadows and even a mill. By the time I got there, I’d visited a cathedral, Llandudno, and Conwy Castle. So the first thing I needed was a coffee shop! As this is a National Trust property, that of course was no problem, andContinue reading “Gardd Bodnant (Welsh)”

Ness Botanic Gardens

Just a ten minute drive from where I was staying on holiday, was the Ness Botanic Gardens. It was a little late in the year to visit really, but that said there turned out to be plenty of autumn colour left to see. I fancied a light day, so all I took with me wasContinue reading “Ness Botanic Gardens”

Compton Acres

I guess one of the joys of our hobby, is an excuse to get out and about, especially with a well made, beautifully engineered camera. In this case my good old Pentax ME super again! Once again with a 24 exposure of Agfa Vista 200 from Poundland! There is something I like about the disciplineContinue reading “Compton Acres”