Tresco Gardens Isles of Scilly cacti from South Africa

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Cacti from South Africa in Tresco Gardens, Isles of Scilly
• Publisher:  Beric Tempest - FE Gibson, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  2nd class Machin
• Postmark(s):  2004 Cornwall mail centre
• Sent to:  Hungerford, Berks.
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly.

A Benedictine abbey was founded here in 964 AD, although the majority of what remains today comes from the Priory of St. Nicholas founded by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114.^[1]

The gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the island, Augustus Smith. Because of the mild winter climate, the long hours of summer sunshine, and the high walls and hedges around the garden protecting it from the Atlantic winds, the garden is home to exotic plants from all over the world: the Mediterranean, South America, South Africa and Australasia.^[2]