The past two days have been lovely… visiting The Eden Project and The Lost Gardens of Heligan. It’s nearly a year since we were last here, but both gardens had different highlights. I’ll let them speak for themselves. First, Eden:
And then Heligan:
I hope you have had an equally glorious weekend.
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Wild Daffodil
/ April 23, 2017Wow! Wow! and triple Wow! How could anyone want to do harm to anything on this beautiful planet! ❤
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 23, 2017It’s always good to have a reminder of what a lovely world we live in… we’ve had a wonderful couple of days.
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iamsimplyhooked
/ April 23, 2017Magnificent!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 23, 2017I’m feeling very inspired by all the colours, shapes and textures
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Murtagh's Meadow
/ April 23, 2017Wow!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 23, 2017I know 🙂
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Pat
/ April 23, 2017Incredible! Thanks so much for sharing these. 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 23, 2017There is such beauty in the world.
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thecontentedcrafter
/ April 23, 2017So glad to hear you had a weekend of beauty and scents. I remember seeing a programme on TV – many years ago when I still watched TV – about the resurrection of Heligan. It was fascinating – it looks even more beautiful now.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 23, 2017It’s been open to the public for 25 years now and is the most wonderful place.
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anne54
/ April 23, 2017My Mum and I travelled in Cornwell in 2010 and both of these places were the reason for going there. We had both read the book about rediscovering the Heliigan Gardens and it was wonderful to be wandering through areas that had been brought back to life. The walled kitchen garden was very impressive! And there was so much to see and learn in the Eden Project. As Wild Daffodil says, why would anyone wish to do harm to such a beautiful planet.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 24, 2017We came last year and really wanted to return – second time round they are both just as good.
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katechiconi
/ April 23, 2017The flora of the Eden Project looks as though you’ve visited north Queensland! Ixora, gingers, spider lilies, lotus… How wonderful!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 24, 2017I suspect I’m never going to manage to visit a real tropical forest, so this is the next best thing… and none of that air travel to get through.
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katechiconi
/ April 24, 2017Never say never… You don’t have to go all the way to Australia or the far east. Go to Barbados and visit Hunte’s Gardens, which is still the absolute epitome of fantastic tropical gardens for me.
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nanacathy2
/ April 24, 2017Stunning pictures. Two lovely places I really should visit.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 24, 2017Oh, you should – we put it off for far too long but now we’ve been twice in less than a year!
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Charli
/ April 24, 2017I love the variegated pineapples at Heligan, despite many amazing things that is the one I remember!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 26, 2017I love the technology of heating the pineapple frames and I’m always blown away to seeing real pineapples growing in what is effectively a fancy cold frame!!
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Laurie Graves
/ April 24, 2017Beautiful!
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traceythetransitioner
/ April 25, 2017I love both of those places!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 26, 2017me too!
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crawcraftsbeasties
/ April 26, 2017Oh wow, lucky you! You got some great photos, too! My parents visited these places a couple of years back and loved them both… I’ll have to get there myself someday!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 26, 2017Explorer Beastie would love them!
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crawcraftsbeasties
/ April 27, 2017I’d say so! His naturally green fingers (or paws) make me somewhat green with envy! Oh, and a special parcel started its journey to the Make It Shop yesterday… I hope it gets there in time for your event! 😀
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 27, 2017Thank you for sending the parcel… I hope you get the chance to bring a beastie or two over for a visit one day.
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crawcraftsbeasties
/ April 29, 2017So do I! Hope you like the bees… I’m making more now, to hang out in my Mum’s Bee Garden on the Newry canal!
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katythenightowl
/ April 26, 2017I’m so glad you were able to visit both wonderful sites again – and totally envious, too 🙂
I am so determined that, one day, I’ll get to see them, in person, too 🙂
In the meantime, your wonderful pictures have painted many a wonderful word, to show me just what there is to look forward to 🙂
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craftycreeky
/ April 28, 2017I visited Heligan about 20 years ago when it first opened, I went for the afternoon and I loved it so much I went back the next day. I’ve not been back since but it’s on my list 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ April 29, 2017Oh. do go back and visit – it’s so lovely.
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