On Wednesday Tom and I both worked hard in the garden. On Thursday we needed a change of venue. We needed to stay active, but only moderately so. We decided to visit the Rhodendron Species Foundation not too far away in Federal Way. We would get a walk in the woods, a "cultivated forest", and visit the Bonsai Collection too.
It isn't bloom time for most of the plants in the garden, but it is full of wonderful green things.
The Pond is covered in green growth too.
Created some years ago now, the Stumpery stumps are almost covered now with ferns and ground covers and forest floor plants.
I'll save the Bonsai for another post. This is way too long already. I just never know what to cut out. :-/
Then we went to find a Starbucks for lunch and coffee. After all, it was a "treat" day.
That's a very different garden where they use trees and a forest. Nice with all the various greens.
ReplyDeleteThat climbing Hydrangea is awesome looking. I tried several times to grow the Blue Poppies, I ordered seeds from Alaska...no luck with germination...so it was fun to see an entire area of them:) You had a nice day out and about!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful visit with you via your great pictures. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThat's a magical place! What is the name of the colorful flowers in your header? I see them around KC and wonder if they'll grow well in my garden. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThose colorful plants are annual Impatiens. The light colored foliage behind them is a variety of plectranthus.
DeleteThanks! I was hoping they were the flowers that came back up every year. They certainly spread from their little beginnings.
DeleteToo much walking for me. My poly arthralgia says "No."
ReplyDeleteThe overcast and hazy weather makes for wonderful pictures! Such eye candy, mahalo!
ReplyDeleteI did not know there were climbing hydrangeas?
ReplyDeleteVery nice place to visit it must be a nice outing.