Living My Best Life at 50!

You may think it's odd, that I wanted to spend my 50th birthday at Kew Gardens. In fact, it was my only real request for the entire 2 weeks. But keep in mind, my greenhouse is my happy place, and I spent my 40th birthday on a group mushroom foray! Who knows what I will do for 60!

I was surprised to see roses blooming this late. Yellow roses always make me think of Mom. She had yellow roses in her bouquet and I picked out a yellow rose bush for her when I was little. 

Passion flower

Herb bed in the kitchen garden 

Bee houses in the kitchen garden 

Those are some seriously big beans. Almost twice the length of Mom's hand!


Alpine House

Alpine House

The grounds have so many paths and trails that wind through the gardens. It's so lush, and the trees are so big, that you wouldn't know a huge building is there until you turned a corner.

Leif and Saga were hoping to get hired on as gardeners.


Bridgerton fans, brace yourself; King George and Queen Charlotte's Kew Palace:


The Queen's Garden,  behind Kew Palace 


The infamous Palm House. Look at how little Mom is compared to the palms!

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