I recently visited the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew for the very first time.  Unfortunately, the weather was typically British (lots of rain showers), so there was very little opportunity for any outdoor photography.  However,  there was still plenty to capture indoors at the various glasshouses, a favourite being the Princess of Wales conservatory which recreates ten climatic zones.  The dry zone was particualrly impressive with many examples of arid desert plants, some of which are below.

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