Study, work or travel in the UK. British
culture and life.
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
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Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
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GETTING TO THE SHOW
(for general UK transport information, see: Travel/Transport) |
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 By train |
 By bike |
 By boat |
 Hampton Court train station |
 One of the main entrances to the show |
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HAMPTON COURT PALACE (you need a separate ticket
to visit the palace and its gardens)
(for more about royal palaces, see: Britain/Countries/Royalty) |
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 Entrance to the palace |
 Palace gardens |
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FESTIVAL OF ROSES
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 The pride of England ... |
 ... full of lovely ladies ... |
 ... and where life's a bed of roses |
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PLANT HERITAGE MARQUEE. Conserving British
plants. See: http://www.nccpg.com
Plants introduced to the UK in each period (for historical details, see: Britain/History) |
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 The Romans |
 The Tudors & Stuarts |
 The Georgian era |
 Victorian times |
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FLORAL MARQUEES
(for photos from British gardens, see: Britain/Photos/Gardens) |
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 Fuchsia |
 Sweetpea |
 Sunflower |
 Cactus (30 years old) |
 Crysanthemum |
 Clematis |
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FLOWER/FRUIT ARRANGING
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 "Serenity" |
 "Aspirations" |
 "Fruitfulness" |
 Demonstration |
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SHOW GARDENS / WATER GARDENS
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 "Book Worm" |
 A traditional canal lock |
Water garden |
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PETER RABBIT
(for more information about British literature, see: English/Reading/Literature) (for more about Peter Rabbit, see the Lake District section of: Travel/Tours/Scotland/Edinburgh) |
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 The start of Beatrix Potter's story |
 The Peter Rabbit Garden for Children |
 Peter Rabbit |
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WOODLAND PAVILION / COUNTRY LIVING
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 Cottage garden |
 A living room interior |
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REFRESHMENTS: time to cool off ...
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 Ice cream van |
 Real lemonade ... |
 ... chilled with ice |
 Pimms |
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