tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post3034163221373496597..comments2024-02-26T00:16:00.996+00:00Comments on Ramblings from an English Garden: The University of Oxford's Botanic GardensBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-19644667726634348912008-10-13T18:34:00.000+01:002008-10-13T18:34:00.000+01:00Barbara, I enjoyed your lovely tour of Oxford! I a...Barbara, I enjoyed your lovely tour of Oxford! I am so sad I missed the Botanic Gardens, however. I shall put that on my list for "next time".TBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587580447766102705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-42956943448520373902007-08-30T12:36:00.000+01:002007-08-30T12:36:00.000+01:00You know I always feel terribly guilty when I thin...You know I always feel terribly guilty when I think of the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge because despite the fact that I lived in Cambridge for 3 years and even walked passed one of the entrances everyday for a whole academic year I have never visited. It is on our list of things to do whilst in Cambridge last time we planned on visiting it poured with rain and we ended up in the childrens fav place in Cambridge, The Zoological Museum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-30555671944526674332007-08-30T08:44:00.000+01:002007-08-30T08:44:00.000+01:00Really lovely plants. I love Botanic Gardens.Really lovely plants. I love Botanic Gardens.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041872314763651462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-42846031603842655172007-08-29T13:48:00.000+01:002007-08-29T13:48:00.000+01:00Hi Dear Barbara,I love Botanical Gradens. Back in ...Hi Dear Barbara,<BR/><BR/>I love Botanical Gradens. Back in my hometown we have one that is a must go everytime we visit. <BR/>Your pictures are great as always.<BR/>Take care. xTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621965766127311539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-59963089455827665752007-08-29T04:10:00.000+01:002007-08-29T04:10:00.000+01:00I always enjoy your photos! I wish I could put so...I always enjoy your photos! I wish I could put some of them on my desktop; I have several favorites that change every 15 minutes... Those lily pads are astounding. I saw some in person recently at the botanical gardens in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-42596835748130804892007-08-29T01:17:00.000+01:002007-08-29T01:17:00.000+01:00Those humongous lilypads amaze me. I saw some at ...Those humongous lilypads amaze me. I saw some at Kew Gardens; I had never seen any before then. The bananas look like they're getting ripe. (When I lived in Indonesia, we had papaya, pineapple and banana plants. MMMMmmmm.) Oxford Botanical Gardens: another place to put on my visit list!Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-46390540588320782472007-08-28T23:21:00.000+01:002007-08-28T23:21:00.000+01:00Wow now that's a nice day out, love the last flowe...Wow now that's a nice day out, love the last flower, amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-50808092904252201382007-08-28T22:16:00.000+01:002007-08-28T22:16:00.000+01:00Yes indeed my dear British friend, to my heart!!!!...Yes indeed my dear British friend, to my heart!!!!<BR/>SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360047123820906113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-60069708924723609302007-08-28T16:25:00.000+01:002007-08-28T16:25:00.000+01:00It is so fascinating to see things that we never s...It is so fascinating to see things that we never see here. Lovely!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140530325649071135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-24597301115870285922007-08-28T14:04:00.000+01:002007-08-28T14:04:00.000+01:00And I did enjoy your photos!! Visits to Botanic Ga...And I did enjoy your photos!! Visits to Botanic Gardens are always very interesting and one gets to know and see a lot of new plants...especially in Glass Houses where the plants come from all around the world.<BR/>Have a nice day!<BR/>BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062381754017907653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-75329328399187333952007-08-28T14:01:00.000+01:002007-08-28T14:01:00.000+01:00Beautiful!!! I had no idea water lily's grow so b...Beautiful!!! I had no idea water lily's grow so big. Made me think of Moses when I read what you wrote. Are the English Garden there so beautiful and lovely because of the climate or just the labor that is put into them?<BR/>SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360047123820906113noreply@blogger.com