On Wednesday a friend and I went to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens to see the Kibble Palace. The last time I had been to the Botanic Gardens was with Andy not long before he died and I've not felt any urge to return. At that time the Kibble Palace wasn't there! No. It's not new either. In 2003 the building, having been on the site since 1873, was dismantled and taken away to be restored at a cost of £7m. Reconstruction on the site took place between April 2005 and November 2006 when it was re-opened to the public. It really is one of the most splendid wrought iron and glass structures that I've seen.
The panorama above is a public domain photo - not mine!
The interior of the main dome.The collection of plants is impressive and some have been there for 120 years. I am becoming fascinated by the number of times Australasian themes occur everywhere I go. In this case the principal plant collection is Australasian and many were familiar New Zealand plants. I really enjoyed it.
