Wednesday, July 4, 2018

GREEN SPRING GARDENS, ALEXANDRIA


This is a garden we enjoy going to during the year.  It has a great walking path and you get your exercise with lovely surroundings.  

Black-eyed Susan
I have just read about another area in the same garden that we have yet to explore.  We don't need any excuses to go back, but if we did this would be a good one.  

The house has a very interesting history and I wrote about it here.
A yellow Coreopsis and Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox.
Purple Poppy Mallow
Common Fleabane
Cosmos
There are two places we go to that have children's gardens (that we have found so far).  This is one of them.
Pretty artwork on the front and the end of the supporting posts.
This is across the walkway. An area where children can learn about nature.  A project of painted birdhouses by young people can be seen on the fence.  

You may have seen the birdhouse on the left in my 4th of July post yesterday.  I thought it was appropriate to use this patriotic-themed birdhouse.  It felt very special knowing that it was painted by a child.


More birdhouses near the children's garden.


I will leave you with a few more flowers I believe these are Mountain Plover Delphiniums.  We will be back here sometime.


Orange Gazanias


Yellow Lupines
Lantana

Love-in-the-Mist




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24 comments:

  1. Ginny HartzlerJuly 4, 2018 at 11:28 PM

    OH, how gorgeous!!! And I can use your photos to identify some flowers that I have seen recently! The Gazanias and Poppy Mallow are my favorites! I will have to research the Poppy Mallow, to find out if it is a poppy or a mallow! And the children's garden is every bit as pretty and interesting as the rest.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 5, 2018 at 12:19 AM

      Hi Ginnie, it is fantastic to see your comment and I have missed you greatly dear friend. I hope I have everything labeled correctly. I always look for markers but could only find the one on the poppy mallow. Others I research and hope that I haven’t gotten it wrong. Others I leave alone because I don’t want to misidentify. I hope by this visit it means that you are feeling a whole lot better.

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  2. Ginny HartzlerJuly 4, 2018 at 11:31 PM

    I just found this about the Poppy Mallow: Poppy mallow, also often called purple winecup, is a member of the heat-loving hibiscus family, the same family where notorious heat lovers such as cotton and okra belong. But instead of growing erect like most members of this family, poppy mallow is a sprawling perennial herb with a deep taproot.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 5, 2018 at 12:21 AM

      That is very interesting. Thanks for the info. I will be visiting your blog very soon.

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  3. Elephant's ChildJuly 5, 2018 at 2:24 AM

    How absolutely beautiful.
    I think I would be tempted to set up a tent and camp there...

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  4. ValerieJuly 5, 2018 at 3:40 AM

    I love the colour of the Lupines and I like the suggestion made by Elephant's Child.

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  5. eileeninmdJuly 5, 2018 at 8:29 AM

    Hello, pretty images from the gardens. The flowers are beautiful. I love the tree sculpture and all the bird houses. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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  6. William KendallJuly 5, 2018 at 11:42 AM

    Beautiful flowers!

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  7. MadSnapperJuly 5, 2018 at 1:15 PM

    a super place to exercise but I might stand still so many times snapping madly I would not get much excerise. I love these, all of them and I want the dead tree arbor thingy.. love it

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 5, 2018 at 9:39 PM

      It can be difficult to get the kind of exercise that keeps us in perpetual motion without the distraction :)

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  8. ChristineJuly 5, 2018 at 2:28 PM

    Beautiful flowers!

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 5, 2018 at 9:40 PM

      Flowers are soul brighteners aren’t they :)

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  9. Victor S E MoubarakJuly 5, 2018 at 4:51 PM

    Wonderful flowers. Thanx for the photos.

    God bless.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 5, 2018 at 9:41 PM

      You are very welcome Victor. Glad you enjoyed them :)

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  10. Titus John WhiteJuly 7, 2018 at 4:45 PM

    Hi Denise,
    What a wonderful place to visit.
    Some wonderful flower images but love the colourful bird boxes.
    All the best, John

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 9, 2018 at 12:17 AM

      Thank you John, glad you enjoyed it. All the best to you too :)

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  11. Sallie (FullTime-Life)July 8, 2018 at 9:54 PM

    Such bright and beautiful flowers~ A wonderful garden indeed. It sure is easier to get in those steps when you are in beautiful surroundings!!

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 9, 2018 at 12:18 AM

      Bright, colorful flowers are like a tonic, and walking around a pretty garden even more so. You are right about those steps. Thanks Sallie :)

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  12. RoseJune 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM

    Oh, Denise, thanks for the link back to this....love the birdhouses, love the flowers, specially the Love in the Mist. I had never heard of it.

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    1. DeniseinVAJune 15, 2019 at 10:00 PM

      Makes me happy you enjoyed it Rose, thank you for letting me know :)

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