The main reason for the Forum meet was the newly refurbished Temperate House.
002 Temperant house by charliepridham, on FlickrVarious EPS folk straggling up through the drizzle
003 EPS members by charliepridham, on FlickrWe were being shown around by David Cooke now back at the helm of the temperate house, so we started off below ground having tea and biscuits in an area I didn't even know existed!, then it was out to the plants, bear in mind most the the planting was this spring its filled out really well, just a few things that caught my eye.
004 tephrosia grandiflora by charliepridham, on Flickr
006 tecoma capensis by charliepridham, on Flickr
008 jasminium tortuosum by charliepridham, on Flickr
012 indigofera jucunda by charliepridham, on Flickr
015 by charliepridham, on Flickr
016 ceratitheca triloba by charliepridham, on Flickr
018 freylinia lanceolata by charliepridham, on FlickrNever been sure which Cestrum I have but its a lot darker than this I have always gone with C. Newellii
020 cestrum elegans by charliepridham, on FlickrGot bored with my Phymosia so I planted it out this spring, its grown well but no flowers (yet!)
022 phymosia umbellatus by charliepridham, on Flickr
023 manettia paraguariensis by charliepridham, on Flickr
026 by charliepridham, on FlickrThe whole thing is looking pretty good, with much better ventilation.
Top Tip, if you are not a friend of Kew (and I am not but would be if closer) the Two for One tickets from the May edition of Gardeners World Magazine do what thay say and save quite a chunk of money