The Spiky Mix

A mixture of soft and delicate flowers and fearsome spikes! Armoured flowers!

The Spiky Mix

The Nuts

The Nuts

The Leaves with Hooks…

Not sure if they’re leaves at all – but, close enough for Government work!

The leaves with hooks…

The Green Stuff

The Green Stuff

The Gardener

The Gardener

The Bee

The Bee

The Big Leaves

The Big Leaves

The Spiky Yellow Little Number

The Spiky Yellow Little Number

The Rule Breaker

I know, the flower petals should really be in focus but I like the way that (by accident) the little antenna things in the middle of the flower break through and are in focus whilst the petals aren’t.  The best kinds of rules are no rules!

The Rule Breaker

The Bell

The Bell

The Spikes

The Spikes

The Pods

The Pods

On a warm summer’s day, the Hortus Botanicus (Botanical Gardens) Amsterdam is such an oasis of peace and tranquility. Somewhere to catch your breath…

The Botanical Gardens Amsterdam

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (23)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (22)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (21)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (19) – Just weird…

A wonderful day spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (18) – The Bells

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (17)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

I’ll probably get shouted at for saying this but I call these flowers Clitoris Flowers! So delicate and so female!

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (16)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (14)

It wouldn’t be Amsterdam without a tulip…

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (13) – A Prickly Chap

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (12)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (11)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (10)

A wonderful day yesterday spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (9)

A wonderful day spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (8)

A wonderful day spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (7)

A wonderful day spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (2)

A wonderful day spent taking photographs at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens.

Amsterdam Botanical Gardens
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