Chelsea Physic Gardens

My visit to the Chelsea Physic Gardens was one of sunshine and snowdrops. Karin took me there as a birthday present (she knows me well). It is a true secret garden right next to the Thames. Hidden behind a high wall which gives nothing away, you enter through a side door on the street and arrive in a wonderland. We visited in February so we were just starting to move towards spring and the snowbells were out in all their splendour. This is the wonderful thing about a garden - it shows different sides of itself all year round - and I have no doubt that it would be beautiful in summer and autumn too. There were blue skies and it was crisp outside, but there were a variety of glasshouses to visit too (for brief respite from the cold) and a lovely tea room where we had lunch when we needed to recharge.