Lea Rhododendron Gardens, Lea, Derbyshire
Spring, each year, we head to Lea Rhododendron Gardens for a spring fix of colourful blossom. For obvious reasons that was not possible last year, so a 2021 visit was a welcome treat.
The Gardens feature Rhododendron and Azaleas, all set in a steep rocky valley surrounded by trees. Every visit is the same… but also different. It all depends upon what the winter, then the spring weather has delivered. Most visits I describe as Spectacular. This year they are just fabulous. The late frosts and heavy rains have taken their toll. The Rhododendron for the most part are now in full bloom. The Azalea have yet to flourish, though frost has also had some effect.
So this spring the visit was just a little less spectacular but just as pleasing, and refreshing, on this very sunny May day..
Storms are again on the agenda…. so we will chalk this visit up as a spring bonus
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What a spring explosion! Great group of photographs, a selection of beauty. 👍😃
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Being able to explore gardens and countryside is a still a novelty after this past 15 months…. you forget just how quickly everything bursts into growth and colour 😃
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We are getting there as well ( I hope), and the last couple of days we have had approxiomately 15 – 17 degrees C.
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It has been a real mix here. Weather swings by the hour….though it has been warmer. The bad news is that we have storms again over the next 3 days. 🙂
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I like the colour s jean matches the flowers from Julia x
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and what a lovely treat this is!
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It really was… after lockdown and its narrow world this explosion of colour was a tonic 😃
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What fabulous colours!
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Glad we took the opportunity to visit yesterday. With today’s high winds and once again heavy rains we think ourselves very lucky… a familiar spring location but this spring a little different 😃
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Well done for going yesterday!
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Sometimes you win 🙂
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That is so very true!
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Wonderful photos and such lovely flowers and colors.🙂
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After such a strange spring ( and after the difficult past year) it was both a treat and shock to the senses….. a reminder of what we have missed … but also hope for something more normal ahead 😃
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Oh what beautiful colors and photos you have on display 😀
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Spring has been slow arriving…. indeed, it still has to play catch up. But now the colour is arriving, it does lift the spirits even though the rains have now returned with a vengeance 🙂
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Ah, all those bright bursts of color just have to make you happy! Beautiful!
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Still smiling two days later.😄
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