Late bloomers give Kew Gardens a blanket of colour
9:10am Saturday 20th March 2010 in
After a seemingly never-ending winter filled with ice and snow, spring flowers have finally found their way into bloom.
Crocuses are among the flowers creating blankets of colour in Kew Gardens this week.
Although severe weather caused a delay in flowering this year, with daffodils not making an appearance at Kew until as late as February 26, experts have told gardeners not to worry as their plants will flower at the same time instead of being spaced out.
Sandra Bell, a scientist at Kew, said: “It means there will be so much more in flower at the same time and so much colour and impact in gardens. In many ways it is a return to normal.”
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kingpin
says...
7:27pm Mon 22 Mar 10
Phillip Taylor
says...
2:31pm Thu 25 Mar 10
It is not party political.
The Liberals
have presided over the disintegration of some of our local town centres like Twickenham and Whitton through lack of investment.
So what are they going to do with Kew? It is a simple question.
Presumably Kingpin does not realise that politics and decision making involve the allocation of money and it is the Liberals who currently hold the purse strings here. So this is not party political scoring but a genuine attempt to get some information from the ruling group on what the intentions for Kew are.
It is you, Kingpin, who are turning people off because of your statement
Phillip Taylor
kingpin
says...
8:52pm Thu 25 Mar 10
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Blooming lovely: Kenzi Semar, three, enjoys the spring sunshine among the crocuses at Kew Gardens
Picture perfect: Spring flowers are finally in bloom at Kew Gardens
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Phillip Taylor says...
7:52pm Sat 20 Mar 10
It is, however, a great shame that the local LibDems in Kew will not comment on the curent serious financial plight of the Gardens...especially as they run Richmond Council and control some of the public's money.
I hope an incoming administration at York House on 7th May will give some indication of any support for the Gardens once the elections are over. I suppose it is too much to ask for the LibDem councillors in Kew ard to tell us some of their views in these columns?
Phillip Taylor