Scotland, Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Prayer Flags on a tree in the gardens of the RBGE. Prayer Flags are a common sight on mountain passes across Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley', part of the Scottish Snowdrop Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens. St Cuthbert's Church viewed from Princes Street Gardens.

Scotland, Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens. Pathway leading to Princes Street near a monument erected in memory of the Royal Scots Greys,

England, Northumberland, Alnwick Gardens. Water feature at the Alnwick Gardens near Alnwick Castle.

England, Northumberland, Alnwick Gardens. Wooden benches in the walled garden at the Alnwick Gardens.

England, Northumberland, Alnwick Gardens. Stone archway and gates at the Alnwick Gardens near Alnwick Castle.

England, Northumberland, Alnwick Gardens. Wooden archway at the Alnwick Gardens near Alnwick Castle.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street Gardens. Princes Street Gardens looking towards Balmoral Hotel and clock tower with the North Bridge below.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street Gardens. Tourists relaxing in a cafe outside the National Galleries of Scotland.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street Gardens. The world's oldest floral clock, and a flower display celebrating 100 years of the Edinburgh Zoo.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Enterance to the Temperate Palm House and the Royal Botanic Gardens Glasshouses.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street Gardens. The joint American/Scottish Great War (world war one / ww1) monument known as 'The Call' .

England, Northumberland, Alnwick Gardens. Water fountain in the popular Alnwick Gardens near Alnwick Castle.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street Gradens. Snowdrop flowers in Princes Street Gardens, created in the 1820's when the Nor Loch was drained.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. Ross Fountain was cast In France in the early 1860's before being exhibited in the Great Exhibition (London) in 1862 and finally being installed in West Princes Street Gardens some ten years later.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. Ross Fountain was cast In France in the early 1860's before being exhibited in the Great Exhibition (London) in 1862 and finally being installed in West Princes Street Gardens some ten years later.

England, London, Hyde Park. The first Daffodil of spring, photographed in February 2012 at Hyde Park in London.

England, London, Hyde Park. Crocuses flowering in early spring at Hyde Park in London.

England, London, Hyde Park. Crocuses flowering in early spring at Hyde Park in London.

England, Tyne & Wear, Sunderland Winter Gardens. Detail shot of a leaf of a tropical plant growing in the Sunderland Winter Gardens.

England, Tyne & Wear, Sunderland Winter Gardens. Detail shot of a palm leaf in the Sunderland Winter Gardens.

England, Tyne & Wear, Sunderland Winter Gardens. Detail shot of a palm leaf in the Sunderland Winter Gardens.

England, Tyne & Wear, Sunderland Winter Gardens. Detail shot of a palm leaf in the Sunderland Winter Gardens.

England, London, Memorial Gardens. South and West Africa gates and the Memorial Gardens, part of the popular St James's Park near Buckingham Palace.

England, London, Memorial Gardens. South and West Africa gates and the Memorial Gardens, part of the popular St James's Park near Buckingham Palace.

England, Northumberland, Wallington Hall and Walled Gardens. Stone flowerpot with an arrangement of flowering plants in the walled garden.

England. Northumberland, Wallington Hall. Pond / Lake in the gardens of Wallington Hall, a National Trust property located in the north of England.

England. Northumberland, Wallington Hall. Pond / Lake in the gardens of Wallington Hall, a National Trust property located in the north of England.

England. Northumberland, Wallington Hall. Carved stone dragon heads in the gardens of Wallington Hall, a National Trust property located in the north of England.

England. Northumberland, Wallington Hall. The gardens of Wallington Hall, a National Trust property located in the north of England.

England. Northumberland, Wallington Hall. Carved stone dragon heads in the gardens of Wallington Hall, a National Trust property located in the north of England.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulips in a green house / summer house in the Cragside Estate (National Trust) formal garden.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulips in the Cragside formal garden.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulips in the Cragside Estate (National Trust) formal garden.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulips in the Cragside Estate (National Trust) formal garden.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulips in a green house / summer house in the Cragside Estate (National Trust) formal garden.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulips in a green house / summer house in the Cragside Estate (National Trust) formal garden.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulip in the Cragside (National Trust) formal garden.

England, Northumberland, Rothbury. Flowering Tulips in the Cragside formal garden.

England, North Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site. Building near the water gardens which from part of the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site located near Ripon.

England, North Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site. Statue near the water gardens which from part of the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site located near Ripon.

England, North Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site. Statue near the water gardens which from part of the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site located near Ripon.

England, North Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site. Archetecture of Fountains Abbey, part of the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site located near Ripon.

England, North Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site. Archetecture of Fountains Abbey, part of the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site located near Ripon.

England, London, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, The Albert Memorial – Kensington Gardens. The Albert Memorial, situated in Kensington Gardens opposite the Royal Albert Hall.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Monument on Princes Street erected in memory of the Royal Scots Greys, over looking Edinburgh Castle and Princes Garden under a blanket of snow.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Monument on Princes Street erected in memory of the Royal Scots Greys, over looking Edinburgh Castle and Princes Garden under a blanket of snow.

England, Northumberland, Rustic Moth. Rustic moths mating on a tree in a graden in Northumberland.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. View looking across the city of Rome, from Aventine hill towards the National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II.