{"id":12813,"date":"2013-07-10T15:47:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=12813"},"modified":"2013-07-10T15:47:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:47:27","slug":"hampton-court-palace-flower-show-2013-butterflies-blooms-bumblebees-and-beautiful-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/hampton-court-palace-flower-show-2013-butterflies-blooms-bumblebees-and-beautiful-colours\/","title":{"rendered":"Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2013 – butterflies, blooms, bumblebees and beautiful colours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The historic park at Hampton Court was bathed in glorious sunshine for the press launch of the\u00a0Hampton Court Palace Flower Show yesterday and I spent a lovely day ambling around.<\/p>\n

Here’s some photos from my travels around the site:<\/p>\n

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The elaborate windmill by the waterside.<\/p>\n

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An exhibitor relaxes before the show opens.<\/p>\n

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Inside the RHS Butterfly Dome. The result of a partnership with the Eden Project, visitors could walk around a large structure filled with over 3,000 butterflies – the largest exhibited collection in the UK.<\/p>\n

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The incredible Owl butterflies.<\/p>\n

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Monty Don practises his lines.<\/p>\n

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The show features the work of some\u00a0of the UK’s top nurseries, displayed \u00a0in the 34 gardens around the site.<\/p>\n

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A stunning display by Dave Parkinson Plants from Goole.<\/p>\n

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Checking out the cacti.<\/p>\n

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There was a riot of colour to be seen.<\/p>\n

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Bonsai trees from Pinewood Bonsai of Formby, Liverpool.<\/p>\n

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Radio DJ Mike read in his curious quasi-Wimbledon tennis attire.<\/p>\n

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In the Technology in Harmony with Nature zone, the silent band were creating beautiful music on Yamaha\u2019s Silent instruments\u00a0(Silent Disco wireless headphones needed!).<\/p>\n

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Woolly Shepherd\u2019s\u00a0intriguing natural wool acoustic clouds, billed as a\u00a0100% natural wool, sustainable, eco solution to acoustic problems.<\/p>\n

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This was a really interesting stall. I learnt a lot about bumblebees!<\/p>\n

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Garlic galore.<\/p>\n

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A Dragon’s Hen Den.<\/p>\n

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Looking across the lake.<\/p>\n

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Inside the main flower marquee.<\/p>\n

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You could buy pre-built Gothic ruins for your garden!<\/p>\n

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