Trentham Gardens flower meadows

[Phill D]

Definitely a must visit if you are in the Midlands and like flowers. The 4 specially planted meadows were very spectacular and made a great contrast with the more formal planted gardens. Although the original files are nicely detailed this is the only time I think I've wished for more megapixels and detail. I didn't try hi-res but as the breeze was moving the flowers a bit I suspect it would have struggled. Here are a couple of the many images I shot, hopefully they will look OK with the forum file size limits.

[MJ224]

[Phill D]

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My images don't do it justice Mark it really was spectacular.

[wornish]

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Superb. Amazing colours.

[Barr1e]

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I like those Phill.

Did they attract many butterflies?

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[Phill D]

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Thanks guys, the meadows are a real tribute to the people who planted them. The sheer number of flowers and the range of complementing colours was quite breath taking. I think the most striking thing was how natural they all looked in comparison to the very formal parts of Trentham gardens which are also pretty impressive.
Barr1e, yes there were a few butterflies around but to be honest not as many as I'd have expected considering how many flowers there were.

[Olybirder]

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What beautiful colours. Two super shots Phill.

Ron

[Guest]

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Simply drop dead gorges pictures, Phill.

[Phill D]

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Thanks guys, more down to Mother Nature than me really

[Harold Gough]

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Fairly ideal lighting for colour rendering.

Harold

[OM USer]

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A great meadow collection. I've been to the gardens twice now in 3 years but don't anticipate being back for some time.