glass garden

Glorious glass in the garden 2011 at Lewis Ginter botanical garden.

There were other glass sculptures in the garden this day all by glass artist  Hans Frabel

glass tubes with glass orbs inside

glass shards  line the waters edge

I am sharing with weekly top shot

Spring flowers and lewis ginter gardens

Miranda , Adalyn and I took in the beauty at Ginter last week.  First lunch in the Cafe , I really like the shrimp salad with dill.   The red pepper lobster bisque is good also ,  everything as always is fresh and so good.

minestrone

These are so festive and are as good as they look

I like the plantings of daffodils and violets together

I read that if I plant daffodils around tulips , the tulips are protected from being eaten by whatever eats them,  I think voles, not sure.  Anyway the daffodils I understand are not tasty and that the other bulbs will be left alone.

fragrant and beautiful

Trellis in front of Lewis Ginter home

she feels the metal chair  and thinking about it.    I took this with a different setting and think it was set on the

"forest setting"

Mom just finished feeding her lunch,  very serious look on her face,  she knows she has something in her hand.  She feels the bench.    They take in so much - remarkable

I like how the shadows of the tree limbs reflect in the pavement

blossoms overhead

Addy would love to grab the colorful blossoms

she eventually will I am sure.

very nice benches made for the gardens,  also sold in the gift shop

we enjoyed the lillies here

glass in the garden

deep red

Easter bunny's house

This little house is always decorated for the season.

so cute

I am looking forward to azaleas to bloom.  

Ginter and summer gardens

Seth and I had lunch here and in the sweltering heat took a tour of the gardens this day .  Little boys his age no matter what the temp have so much energy.  I dragged but made it.
This was in July this year,  he has since moved to Arizona with his mom and dad.   Sure miss the lil guy.

Patio area

everything is fresh and very tasty

espaliered on wall of historical home in the garden
 

view from the front porch

many beautiful flowers on our walk

Shadows cast on the pavement in children's play area of the garden

glass in the garden

I think I have an idea for glass in my garden,

will have to show that later in another post

he was amazed of how large the plant behind him is.

front yard view of historical home