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No need to be alarmed. We are indeed, in Amsterdam<\/a>. Welcome to one of the oldest Botanic Gardens in the world: de Hortus<\/a>, right here in my neighbourhood. The above pictures are from the 3-climate greenhouse<\/a> that is just one of the many highlights. The 3-climates being sub-tropical, tropical, and desert-dry. In other words, my kinda-climate. As soon as I walked into the space I recognised so many of the plants, I felt like I was home. And now that I’ve bought a pass to the gardens, I know exactly where I’ll be coming to get a dose of Aussie heat when it is the middle of winter here…<\/p>\n

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There is also the Palmhouse<\/a> (seen above), another jaw-dropping structure that was built back in 1912 for Professor Hugo de Vries.<\/a> And inside, I found this little set up you see below. My guess is that the last lecture was about how to grow herbs and vegetables in everyday left-over containers. How fabulous. It reminded me of why I have held on to my Milo tins…<\/p>\n

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Then there is the butterfly<\/a> enclosure…<\/p>\n

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Just being amongst these beautiful creatures brings a smile to my face. <\/p>\n

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And oh, the succulents! For me, this wonderful hothouse was like being in a mini New Mexico. Well, very mini, but inspiring all the same.<\/p>\n

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The Orangery<\/a> terrace caf\u00c3\u00a9 is also lovely, and French Boy and I indulged in a wonderful long Sunday lunch there, complete with wine and dessert. <\/p>\n

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I will be visiting this special place often and want to show you more of it’s features, but I couldn’t hold back any longer, I just had to show you what I found so far! There is so much to see at these gardens, and this is just a snippet for you, so I do hope you’ve enjoyed this little wander…<\/p>\n

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Author’s Note:<\/em> Just after I finished writing this tonight we ducked out for some Indian at our local – being the first time I’d ventured outdoors for the day as it has been a rainy, windy, and all together damp day. But there appeared to be a break. So off we went. And we were out for no longer than 50 seconds before it started to pelt down. With hail. With hail!?!!<\/p>\n

Check, please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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