Who knew that a mere 3 miles from my house was a gorgeous, 50-acre display garden? Bonus - admission is free! I went today with my friend Debbie (who is shy and didn't want to be featured on the blog).
There are several gazebos to find shade.
Some bright azaleas.
We wanted to see the rose garden, but were a little disappointed. It seemed that they were between blooms. The ones that had blossomed were turning brown, and the new blossoms were just forming. Better luck next time. Here are a few that were still pretty.
The water features were very calming, as was this view:
I don't remember what these flowers are called, but these are the tallest ones I've ever seen-I liked them :)If you want to really appreciate the next group of pictures, you may need to click on them for a larger view.
These were strange:
My favorite part of our walk was all the wild life. I don't usually like bees, but there were the largest bumble bees I've ever seen swarming all around the blossoms. They were amazing to watch.There were also butterflies all over. Seeing a butterfly in Utah always seemed like a really amazing thing, because I just never saw them that much. You might have to search a bit to locate them, but there is a bee or butterfly in each of the next pictures.
This one was my favorite!
This one was for you, Jenn - a pretty dragonfly.
There were turtles in the aquatic garden:
Finally, we had to beat the heat (it was around 95 degrees during our walk) and stop at Rita's for an Italian ice. Yum!
6 comments:
Emily, thank you for the GORGEOUS photos! I felt calmer just looking at them :-) And I do love Rita's! Candy and Tony and I enjoyed one of their taste-treats last month when I was in Phillie.
Gorgeous! i am so jealous!
Very beautiful! Awesome that it is free :)
How fun! Looks like a beautiful place!!
Gorgeous flowers and a great treat looks like a good day.
This place looks gorgeous! And it's fabulous that it's so close to you guys. :)
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