Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Vancouver, BC, Part 7: Nitobe Memorial Garden

As we wash ash off our cars and outdoor furniture, under a brown sky with a red sun, it's refreshing to revisit this garden that we spent time in on our trip to Vancouver, now weeks ago.

Here in the suburbs of Seattle, we are not directly threatened by wild fires, but many folks in the northwestern states are being evacuated as the fires rage, mostly out of control. 

This Japanese garden on the UBC campus is another place stuck in my memory from years ago. After the crowds and the sunshiny brightness of the previous stops on our trip, this garden was the perfect choice for Thursday afternoon. It's greenness and serenity were a  respite after a busy twenty four hours in Vancouver. 

The Nitobe Memorial Garden is considered to be one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America. It honors a man who was an educator, author, diplomat and politician who died in Victoria, BC in 1933.  

Much of the ground is covered with moss.












 Carefully placed stones and red huckleberry, a native to this area, dot the moss covered ground. 


 Everything is green now, but old cherry trees drape over the path and the water. they must be lovely in the spring. 













 The only color to be found - a few bright red huckleberries. 



 The gate to the tea house








Ah. Peaceful.

We were going to also go to the UBC Botanical Garden, but it was already 3:00, it was getting warm, and we were wearing out. We decided to start the journey home, promising ourselves that we would stop at Peace Arch Park at the border. 

6 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful and serene place, Linda. I too am really tired of all the burning fires around us. To think the the smoke is all from beautiful trees and forest just breaks my heart. I will wander in these peaceful gardens instead. Thank you.

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  2. Wasn't the sun eerie today? It looked much like tonight's full Harvest moon!

    Years ago we visited Nitobe Gardens. It is such a serene place.

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  3. No flowers in this garden? However, they do have color and shapes used nicely.

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  4. Nice to see such a serene place . . . especially as it appears other places are experiencing the wrath of mother nature.

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  5. Ah, I can feel the stress easing out of my body. I am totally drawn to those shady walks through the woods and that bendy tree is a real smile maker and attention getter.

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  6. The serenity of Japanese gardens is a delight and this one is especially nice. If only it weren't so much work to keep moss weed free...

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