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Mendocino Botanical Gardens

2008.05.27
Fuschia

Heritage rose. It had just rained.

Iris

White rhododendron

Succulent garden

White lavender

Heather garden

Red rhododendron, I think the stamens look like silver beads,

Huge pink rhodie

Deer gate, about 7 feet tall, with the rhododendrons towering overhead.

Deer gate from the other side.

Ginormous rhododendrons, easily over 20 feet tall.

Iris, one of my favorite flowers.

Garden path

More HUGE rhododendrons

Yellow rhododendron with white calla lily and red nicotania

Come sit a spell

White poppy, closed because of the overcast skies, next to a gorgeous orange flower

Dahlias, of course. There is a dahlia garden here, in its prime in August. Patty and I will have to go back to visit, this time together

We finally got away on vacation last week. We spent a few days with friends in Mendocino CA on the California coast.

These pics were taken at the Mendocino Botanical Gardens.

We were lucky enough to be there to witness rhododendron season. These flowers are incredible, and grow to towering heights. My BFF PattyB was there 3 days earlier, and in much more miserable weather conditions. We got lucky.
14 Comments
camilleauteuil very nice !
camilleauteuil · 2008-05-27: 23:59
etodd80 Good set of shots. #13 is sure a pretty flower, the shot looks 3D. Very nice!
etodd80 · 2008-05-28: 00:03
Jannie It only took me over 30 minutes AFTER the 3 comments above were posted to be able to load my post so that I could add my titles. I so love dial-up!!! NOT!!!!
Jannie · 2008-05-28: 00:53
ofwordsandphotos #1: what flower is that?
ofwordsandphotos · 2008-05-28: 01:44
urmysunshine Wow- awesome shots- I love how you captured the brilliance of them- especially the first four! Great mix of colours and shapes! R
urmysunshine · 2008-05-28: 11:09
pattyb Great post Jan, you give a nice complete feel for the gardens. I love the white lavendar. The wonder orange flowers next to the white poppies are wallflowers. Thanks to Cindy I am starting to remember some names. #16 is a splendid display. I took several shots of that area.
pattyb · 2008-05-28: 14:27
anamaria21 F A N T A S T I C
S E T :))))))))
anamaria21 · 2008-05-28: 22:04
SheriJ WOW this is certainly an explosion of beauty!! #13 is my fav and my fav. number too!! Thanks for starting my day of with such beauty! A stunning fower post for sure!!!
SheriJ · 2008-05-29: 08:20
nuigurumi i dont know any names but they are great pix.
my fav is 'come sit a spell'.
nuigurumi · 2008-05-29: 18:40
Lynda Gorgeous flower set.
Lynda · 2008-05-30: 17:11
Karibbean fabulous set!!!
Karibbean · 2008-05-30: 20:36
prasadnlv wow, exciting post
prasadnlv · 2008-05-31: 00:52
kangshung Great set of a wonderful place Jannie - those rhododenrons were something else! As for favs., love #1, 4, 10, 14 and 16.
kangshung · 2008-06-04: 04:22
vollenda Beautiful set, Jannie! The heritage rose is breathtaking with the raindrops. I really love the natural splendor of the gardens. It would be fun to sit a spell and just breathe it all in.
vollenda · 2008-06-04: 14:49
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