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20 August 2011

I have lived in Dorset for more than thirty years but this was my first visit to the sub-tropical gardens.

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The layby at the top of the hill above Abbotsbury where we had our lunch. Chesil beach stretching along the coast to Portland.

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The first part of the gardens near the entrance. You would never imagine this photograph was taken in the UK.

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Another shot of Chesil beach and the Fleet taken from the viewpoint within the gardens.

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St Catherine’s Chapel.

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Eucalyptus trees

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The amazing peeling bark on the trees.

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The very colourful bark on another eucalyptus tree. I think this called rainbow eucalyptus.

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A few shots of those wonderful patterns in nature.

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This pattern is a palm of some sort.

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This view through the trees was deliberately created to give this view of St Catherine’s chapel. Not surprisingly there was bench here.

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The amazing copper bark on Prunus Serrula “Tibetica”.

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Tree ferns.

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A felled tree turned into an amazing sculpture by a very skilled craftsman.

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A rare image of dorsetcamera.

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All shades of blue in these hydrangeas.

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Part of the garden was home to a collection of sculptures and statues. A Buddha in meditation.

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I think this is part of the Mediterranean garden.

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Japanese style bridges over the ponds.

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More patterns in the tree ferns.

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An old road sign propped up against a wall in the gardens.

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A very tropical feel to this part of the gardens.