Bodnant garden is famous for it’s Laburnum Arch which was out in full splendour yesterday and well worth seeing. The laburnums were originally planted in around 1882. They are trained over frames to form a curved tunnel of hanging gold racemes.
Due to the nice weather and the bank holiday there were a lot of people visiting the garden which made capturing a decent shot rather a challenge.
Ah, how beautiful poison can be.
Ah yes, beauty and poison in equal measure. The perfect balance.
WOW!!!!!! THat looks stunning!
I think you would have great fun taking photographs the archway
how beautiful…. and i only found out this weekend that its poisonous too
I have always known the flowers were poisonous, but why would anyone want to eat something so pretty???
There have been quite a few sweet little darlings eating these beautiful golden leaves in their grandparents’ garden.
That is a little alarming!!! I was always told from an early age that they were poisonous and not to eat.
That is why, nowadays not many people would plant Laburnum, which in German is called ‘Goldrain’) in their garden. One can never know …
A good place to visit to learn about poisonous plants is the Poison Garden within Alnwick Garden.
You have to have a guided tour around it.
Laburnum redeems itself in small doses as a medicine. Much human effort went into fostering this impressive canopy, CP.
What are the medicinal qualities, I have not heard of those…
The display is beautiful no doubt about that.
Laburnum is used in the treatment of gallbladder and digestive disorders (poor memory obliged me to google that one, CP.)
Thanks
This tree is new for me, Cherie, so I’m getting my education…once again.
It amazes me what plant-life can be trained to do!
It is quite common over here and one I was warned about when I was little.
It is very beautiful, lovely photographs Cherie. Oddly enough around here there is lots of it…..perhaps people just tell the “little darlings” to leave it alone!
We were told to leave well alone when we were younger and also to keep well away from foxgloves.
Well the photos look good to me!
I think you would love the garden