Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A beautiful garden

The temperature this past weekend was so nice we decided to take an afternoon trip.  Recently I saw a story on the news about Rainbow Garden in Mayville, ND.  Mayville is less than 2 hours from Fargo and I am always looking for a place to take some pictures so we decided to check it out.

The garden has 7 themes (like English garden and Children’s Playhouse), volunteers tend to the garden and they encourage visitors to cut and take flowers home with them.

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                              Tons of butterflies everywhere!

 

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There were rocking chairs, swings and hammocks for anyone who wanted to stop and enjoy the surroundings.

 

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                                   Tic tac toe on the lawn.

 

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                There were sculptures throughout the gardens.

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Some colors were very vibrant….

 

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and some were more muted…

 

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but this picture is my favorite!

2 comments:

Mark said...

Another name for Heaven . . . more pics for my screen-saver. Not only a wonderful place but a wonderful idea, both for those who nurture it and those who visit it. I wish I had the space and the talent to do something like this, on a smaller scale of course. My attempts this year were rather pathetic, though it seems it's impossible to kill petunias lol.
-DEad -

Tina said...

I loved this. Wonderful pictures!