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.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Streeet Gardens. Autumn colours of trees within the Princes Street Gardens.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Streeet Gardens. Autumn colours of trees within the Princes Street Gardens.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Streeet Gardens. Trees and grass lawn in Princes Street Gardens, created in the 1820's when the Nor Loch was drained.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Streeet Gardens. Trees and grass lawn in Princes Street Gardens, created in the 1820's when the Nor Loch was drained.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Streeet Gardens. 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, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Alderman Sir Charles Hamond officially opened Tynesides' first park, Leazes Park in 1873. The lake pictured here was created along the line of the Lort Burn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Bandstand in Exhibition Park, one of the numerous green spaces to be found near the city center. The bandstand is the only remaining item from the 1887 Royal Jubilee Exhibition from which the park gained its name.