utrecht botanical gardens for your enjoyment
 

my usual approach at the botanical gardens in utrecht. images taken with a canon powershot using the vivid color setting and macro (how i take all my pictures!)

Very VERY nice!

terrific and thank you for sharing

Great pollinators doing their thing! TY for the share.

Very pretty!

thanks guys, glad you enjoy! lots more photo ops in greater utrecht...i would recommend it even more than the usual amsterdam tourist run.

Utrecht is my favorite town in The Netherlands!~

Last time I visited I stayed in a wonderful converted canal house

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Nice photos! I live only 30-40min from Utrecht and the botanical garden, it's a great place to visit. As an FYI, once the covid situation allows for it again, there is an annual orchid show in the greenhouses of the botanical garden the first Saturday of October, called the NOV-dag. (NOV is the dutch orchid society). I think this year's show was also cancelled...

EDIT: Good news, it hasn't been cancelled yet!!! :)
Najaars Orchideeendag

great, thanks for the info Camille! unfortunately, even if it is not cancelled we have already planned a trip t9 the girls parents in spain that week, as it is our fall break from school. dang! hopefully next year. it’d be pretty cool to meet some of the European growers on here if we could ever get to a show....