Texas Wildflowers
A variety of wildflowers, mostly from L’s study sites.
Texas, Part 2
Pictures from several of L’s study sites. It’s actually really dry down there right now (bad drought conditions), but I have to admit being a bit taken with the look of the dryness. It’s definitely a visual contrast to what I normally see around me.
Texas, Part 1
A few random pictures from the arboretum at L’s school. It was so cool to see all the trees down there. There were lots (I’m looking at you, oak family) that are similar to what we have up here, but surprisingly different as well.
Dahlias at Campobello
The Roosevelt International Park had some gorgeous gardens in general, but their dahlia beds were definitely the highlight. Here are a few of my favorites, with a few other flowers thrown in for good measure.
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Hawaiian Flowers
Flower Listing (L to R, Top to Bottom) These flowers are all native to Hawaii. Hibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMetrosideros polymorpha, ‘Ohi’a lehua, MyrtaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeHibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMorinda citrifolia, Noni, RubiaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, GoodeniaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, Goodeniaceae The
United Stated Botanic Garden Conservatory
Here’s the indoor portion of the United States Botanic Garden, located inside a lovely old school glass conservatory, which you can see from the picture above certainly isn’t on the small side. It’s set up with a number of different room, representing a variety of habitats, including desert, Hawaii, the primeval forest, and the center
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United Stated Botanic Garden
Our Sunday in DC, we spent another day wandering around the National Mall. The highlight of the day was the United States Botanic Garden, which is a stone’s throw from the Capital Building. (The view from the picture above is taken from the conservatory entrance.) The garden is funded by Congress, so it’s not a
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National Arboretum
We spent the second part of Sunday in the National Arboretum. We’d actually spent enough time in the Zoo that we got there fairly late, so we took the tram tour to get a view of what’s there, and walked around the visitor’s center a bit. There’s a ton of stuff of see there, and
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Enid Haupt and Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Gardens
The other Saturday garden highlight in DC were the gardens around the Smithsonian Castle. The Haupt Garden is behind the Castle, and actually on top of the Sackler and African History museums, which are built underground. It’s split into three sections, including a Moongate Garden, based on a garden in Beijing, and a Fountain Garden,
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Mary Livingston Ripley Garden
We spent our first full day (Saturday) in DC wandering around the National Mall. The Mall is boxed in by the Capital Building and Washington Monuments on the ends, and the Smithsonian Museums along the long edges. We did visit the Freer, Sackler and African Art Galleries, as well as a quick stop in the
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