The weather in Oxford has been awful. It is raining and cold. In a brief break from the rain we visited the beautiful Botanical Garden, the oldest in Great Britain and one of the oldest in the world.
The garden was founded in 1621 to grow plants for medical research. Today it contains 6,000 different plant species on 1.8 hectares of land.
The garden is well laid out.
There are lovely paths and walls dividing the garden.
Of course there are gorgeous flowers.
I like these baskets to protect new plants.
Anyone for cricket? Just next door.
…or punting on the canal?
Oxford appears between the trees occasionally.
We left just as the rain returned. I love visiting gardens, it is excellent inspiration for Casa Debbio.