Waiting for Spring

I feel myself almost aching for Spring this year. My pitifully pasty skin longs to feel the warm embrace of the Sun, which continues to evade us here in England. This week, however, I took my class to the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, where the first hints of early Spring were in evidence. The stunning orchid exhibition was such a riot of colour, that you could in fact be forgiven for mistaking this last vestige of Winter for the height of Summer! If you, like me, love flowers, then I can highly recommend Kew Gardens for a day out, no matter the season. Wherever you turn, the miscellany of colours, textures and scents is just breathtaking, and there are some wonderful new installations to be spied amidst the foliage by renowned British sculptor, David Nash.

So, just a brief post to share a few photos, and to recommend Kew if you're looking to get out of doors and seek out elusive Spring...

pp x