Things are beginning to get very busy for us and I don’t have much time to devote to my blog right now, so I was grateful that Linda sent me these pictures of her recent trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, in St. Louis. They are so beautiful and I thought it would be a shame to keep all this beauty to myself…so I’m sharing them with you…and a day early, because I’m not sure what Sunday holds for me… Just look at all these azaela’s and tulips…and more!
The white house is Henry Shaw’s house. I’m thinking he owned the land that was turned into these beautiful gardens?
Thanks Linda… your pictures were beautiful! We can almost smell the flowers through our computers! :o)
Then clear across the country, all the way to California, Susette sent me this picture of her patio garden with all her blooming flowers! Clearly, I need to get a green thumb! Susette’s patio is about 12 x 25 so it’s not huge but it’s still a lot of flowers to take care of!
I hope this brightened up your Saturday and Sunday too! A very Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there!
See you when I can,
Blessings, Jeanne
What lovely photographs!! Thanks to Linda and Suzette, for sharing!!
I have no green thumb at all, but every year the azalea that was planted before I moved here 44 years ago (after marrying my hubby, who already owned the house) blooms like crazy, gorgeous magenta blossoms! I also have a big lilac tree (I knew I married the right man–he already had that planted, too, and it’s my favorite flower!) that blooms every year.
My one contribution to the yard was to plant a 4″ pot of creeping phlox a few years ago–and it is now about 3′ across, so I guess I did okay with that! I’m hoping one of these years it will take over the entire space and I’ll never have to dig up the weeds again!! LOL
I also do very well with hens and chickens in the rockeries, and the orchid plant the kids gave me three years ago actually has ELEVEN flowers on it this year!!! Both plants are the kind that “thrive on neglect”–in which case, they found the right place to live! LOL
Happy Mother’s Day to everyone!
It certainly was a beautiful day at the Garden, and I’m so glad we went. I wish I could have also included the scents as we walked along, because they were just heavenly!
Yes, Henry Shaw is the original owner of the land that is now the Mo. Botanical Gardens, and for years and years, it was called Shaw’s Garden. They officially changed the name to Mo. Botanical Gardens sometime later, and so many people only know it as Shaw’s Garden. Isn’t that right, Susette? (she used to live in St. Louis)
We will be having a hot one tomorrow, for Mother’s Day, up to almost 94! We seem to have gone from Winter straight to Summer!
Happy Mother’s Day to you Jeanne, and all you lovely ladies who are a part of Jeanne’s “family” here!
Linda’s pictures were so beautiful that I went to Wikipedia for more information:
The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw’s Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw. Its herbarium, with more than 6.6 million specimens,[3] is the second largest in North America, behind only that of the New York Botanical Garden.
Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the United States and a National Historic Landmark, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education of international repute, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis, with 79 acres (32 ha) of horticultural display. It includes a 14-acre (5.7 ha) Japanese strolling garden named Seiwa-en; the Climatron geodesic dome conservatory; a children’s garden, including a pioneer village; a playground; a fountain area and a water locking system, somewhat similar to the locking system at the Panama Canal; an Osage camp; and Henry Shaw’s original 1850 estate home. It is adjacent to Tower Grove Park, another of Shaw’s legacies.
The Japanese garden is the 2nd largest one in the US. The Climatron (that neat geodesic greenhouse in the 6th picture) simulates the climate of a rainforest and is used for research. It sounds like Linda and St. Louis have a major treasure and that she and anyone nearby could spend a lot of time there without every running out of beautiful and interesting things to see. And of course the seasons change so the plants and flowers would always be or look different. But 94 in mid-May — that’s really warm. I lived in Phoenix for a year — I suppose it will be 10 degrees higher there. I wonder which of us will have the coolest Mother’s Day. Ours is traditionally rainy, and I see by dawn’s early light that the rain has started and that Farmer’s Market sellers are going to be cold and wet.
On a day like this it would be lovely to put up the umbrella over Susette’s table and take a nice cup of hot tea out there to drink while contemplating all her flowers. She won’t have to put up the umbrella because the rain here isn’t going to fall there.
Good Morning Everyone
Thanks so much for sharing the Botanical Garden photos, what a beautiful garden. Susette’s patio garden looks lovely too. Here in my Michigan garden the apple trees are just starting to blossom as are the lovely lilacs. We had some warmer weather but this am it is 39 and steam is coming off the lake! I am hoping the rain won’t knock all the blossoms down.
I enjoyed your previous post of your 2017 Dolly Dresses. I cannot pick a favorite, each one showcases your talents in a unique way. You are truly talented and we just love seeing your artistic endeavors be it dolly designs or kitchen / home.
Keeping you / George and family in prayer and wishing all a fantastic Mother’s Day.
Well here in Michigan it reached a high of 43 degrees yesterday! Our son Noah drove home from Vanderbilt yesterday. He started out in the 90s and then hit the cold front around Indianapolis.
The flowers in those pictures are lovely. We had a big wind storm last year in July which knocked down our two large maple trees. The yard went from almost complete shade to almost complete sun. I’m contemplating what to do now. When my sons were little I took a community ed gardening class from a master gardener. He really got me interested in flowers and plants. Every summer when I’m finished with teaching I think I’m going to spend the entire summer in the gardens around the house, but other things get in the way. Thanks for the pictures. I can almost smell the flowers and trees!
The gardens are beautiful and so extensive compared to when I lived there over 50 years ago and it was, indeed, called Shaw’s Gardens. So nice to see it now. The umbrella on my patio stays down because it once flew up and over the fence when the wind was really stiff, taking off like Mary Poppins! The chair cushions stay indoors, too, in case of rain that never seems to happen. We are trading weather with the Midwest now as it didn’t hit 70 yesterday and we expect a high of only 70 for the next 10 days. We are usually the ones with the 90s on Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, aunts and friends who adopt families and are mothers to them. Thanks, Jeanne, for keeping our blog family together.
I’m in Michigan too where not much is blooming yet so these pictures are a real treat. I am looking forward to my lilacs (should be soon).
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Take care —
Where in Michigan, Charlotte? I was raised in the U.P.! LOVE Michigan!
Thanks for the great garden tour today. Loved seeing Linda and Susette’s photos and hearing about the history of the Shaw gardens from Marilyn. And the great weather reports from across the country and beyond.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend whatever it may bring.
Thank you, Linda and Susette for your beautiful photos…and Jeanne, for taking time to send them to us for our enjoyment. They are a lovely gift to all of us.
Happy Mother’s Day to all who are mothers. May you all be blessed.
Thank you, Linda for sharing those beautiful flowers. Thanks to you also, Marilyn for the history lesson. That was very informative.
You patio of flowers is lovely, Susette. I enlarge the photo and saw one of you little fairy gardens on the table. So cute!!
Happy Mother’s Day to everyone.
I have no green thumb and always say I could kill a plastic flower. But I don’t give up and each year purchase some plants for my balcony and then my family takes bets on how long it will take me to kill them. Longest time to survive was three weeks….they were amazed.
Those gardens are gorgeous. We have a gorgeous garden in Pennsylvania, where I was raised that is just amazing to see. It is called Longwood Gardens and I can spend hours there. I’,m sure if MedolyQ reads this or posts she will know this place.
Happy Mother’s Day to all our members. Hope you have a day spent with great company, delicious food, fantastic dessert and some good memories and laughs.
Sande