Madeira Botanical Garden

. size: medium

. open to public, entrance fee

. photos from March 2017

Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Madeira

. size: big

. open to public, entrance fee

. photos from March 2017

Jose do Canto Forest Garden, Azores, Portugal

. size: medium

. open to public, entrance fee

. fuchsia

. natural waterfall

. chapel Nossa Senhora das Vittorias as seen from the inside of the Jose do Canto garden

. tree ferns

Terra Nostra Garden, Azores, Portugal

. size: medium to big

. open to public, entrance fee

. thermal pools

. bubbling pond

. deep purple hydrangeas, typical for Azores islands

. orchids are grown outdoors in the garden

Monserrate garden in Sintra, Portugal

. size: medium

. open to public, entrance fee

. neogothic chapel ruins

. camelias

. tree ferns

. interior of Monserrate palace

Jardim Botanico Tropical, Lisbon

. entrance fee (includes Chinese Garden)

. size: medium

Photos from July 2014

In the twillight rain

These brilliant-hued hibiscus

A lovely sunset 

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