Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Franklin Conservatory Part II


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As promised in Monday's post we shall now look at some of the formal gardens located on The Franklin Park Conservatory grounds. All gardens attract pollinators and this bumble bee was enjoying some coneflowers; which were in full bloom during our visit.
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Most of the garden was partitioned off reminiscent of the style of  Versailles Gardens. The Franklin Park Conservatory was more colorful and not quite so grand and formal in my opinion. Because the grounds of this conservatory are so large I think large partitioned gardens are exactly the right way to make an impact upon visitors. Inside of the formal boxwood hedges perennials were planted to perfection.
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At the heart of the park and within view of the conservatory was this massive sculpture. It was displayed to nicely in the center of a large paved area; which was then surrounded by gardens.
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Looking back to the conservatory we can really see the massive scale of this building.
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Traveling on a bit we came upon a nice pond where residents can fish and relax. The Canada geese were also enjoying the park....

in the garden....
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4 comments:

  1. What a beautiful garden! It looks almost British in design.

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  2. Hi Tina, the conservatory is a lovely building. As someone mentioned before me, it has a European look. A wonderful place to spend the day.

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  3. Yes, that is indeed a large conservatory! Would love to go inside during the winter but we have enough humidity down here in GA for now to keep me in the AC....

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