Summit Gardens, Port Vila, Vanuatu: ‘The Largest Tropical Gardens in the South Pacific’
The Summit Gardens, just fifteen minutes outside Port Vila, Vanuatu, must be amongst the most colourful in the world. Not just for the variety of the tropical plants, but also the eclectic and disparate collection of artefacts on display. What creative mind thought of putting these objects together? (please click on images to enlarge) The […]more…
Oxford Botanic Garden
There are common pleasures to be enjoyed visiting both Oxford and Cambridge. A city centre radiating from the university buildings, constructed in Jurassic limestone and up to seven or eight hundred years old; a compact layout, best experienced on foot, and a university-owned and maintained Botanic Garden, open to all, within easy walking distance of […]more…