Kew Gardens

One of the things my Mom wanted to do while visiting was check out a garden, I'd heard good things about Kew Gardens so seemed like a good place to check out today. I wasn't sure how interesting or exciting a garden would be in January, but there was a lot to see despite the weather and lack of flowering plants.

We went on a walking tour of Henry Moore sculptures that are scattered around the grounds. Our tour guide was very enthusiastic about his work, which was slightly annoying (if I had not been with my Mom probably would have left the tour after a few minutes) but gave us tons of information about each sculpture that was actually very interesting and fascinating.

There were also a few green houses with tropical plants that were very nice, they were warm which was a nice break from the brisk weather outside. It was an easy and quick train ride, I would love to go again in the spring or summer to see how different it all looks.