While Brett and I were in Atlanta in June we spent a morning at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. It’s funny that in the 17 years I lived here I never visited the gardens and now it’s my favorite place to stop when we are there to see friends.
I was expecting to see a ton of butterflies but only saw a few.
I love hydrangeas. Tulips and hydrangeas are the two flowers I miss the most from Atlanta. Neither do well in central Florida. I saw the above oriental lace hydrangea and don’t remember seeing this type before.
The lotus was in full bloom.
They had fields of pitcher plants. I wish I could get them to grow in my yard but the one I have in a hanging basket is not doing well.
There was a display of Alice’s Wonderland Larger Than Life topiaries around the gardens.
All of the characters from the book were there. Above are just a few.
The view from the vegetable garden. You can’t take a picture of the Atlanta skyline without a few construction cranes in them.
The earth goddess is my favorite spot in the gardens. I think this is the first time I’ve seen her hair blooming in so many colors. We spent most of the morning here and I took a ton of pictures so more to come.
