Flower Garden Walk

One of the centers for outside display of flowers is the Flower Garden Walk,
a path 1/3 mile long lined on both sides with 15 foot wide flower beds.
In the center is the Circular Fountain; in the back are a series of Japanese
flowering cherry trees covered with white blossoms.

To start our journey we walk past the "Dalmatian White Foxglove" flowers,
standing like sentinels.

"Dalmatian White Foxglove."  The Gardens develop especially large and
prolifically blooming varieties of flowers.

Then we follow the curving path past the Pink and White Hyacinths, whose
sweet aroma fills the entire area.

Pink and White Hyacinths.

And then we start along the path.  In general, the flowers change in color from deep blue
and purple into blue and then lavender and then pink, then the Fountain.  We
continue with red and orange and yellow tulips, and finish up with the
All White Garden.  These are "Blue Diamond" and "Zurel" Tulips.

The purple tulips are especially beautiful.  And I prefer to photograph them lit from behind,
with the sun shining through them.  These are "Purple Flag."

Behind the "Purple Flag" are these, "Purple Prince."

"Grape Hyacinths" and "Horned Violas" fill one space between tulips.

"Blue Grape Hyacinths."

Beds of many colored tulips.

Grape Hyacinths, Violas, and "Burning Fire" Tulips.

"Albert Hejm" Tulips were featured.  They were a soft pink, with a blush of
tan/apricot.

"Albert Hejm Tulips."

"Foxtrot" Tulips were double pinks on a short stem.

A whole bed of "Foxtrot" Tulips.

"Jean Simmonds Double Ivory Tulips."

"Pink Parrot Tulips."  Parrot Tulips are distinguished by their frilly curved petals.
They are quite large, larger than normal tulips.

"Pink Parrot Tulip."

Circular Fountain with daffodils and Delft Blue hyacinths.
They turned the water on in the fountains while I was there.

"Ice Follies Daffodils" on left.  "Saucer Magnolia Tree" in center.

"Ice Follies Daffodils."

"White Ice Follies Daffodils," "Yellow Carlton Daffodils," "Delft Blue Hyacinths.

"Sky High Scarlet" Tulips, very short stemmed and broad leafed.

"Sky High Scarlet" Tulips

"Pink Impression" Pink Tulips

"Virichic" Pink and Lt Green Tulips

"Orca Double Red Tulips"

"Orca Double Red Tulips"

"Apeldoorn Yellow" and "Big Smile Tulips" in the yellow section.

"Big Smile Tulips.  They were large and golden orange in color, very warm.

Wonderful bed of mixed yellow and orange tulips and double yellow daffodils.

Mixed bed of orange and yellow tulips and double yellow daffodils.

In front are yellow narcissus, then "Big Smile Tulips" and "Ice Follies Daffodils."

Beds of yellow, orange, and red tulips and daffodils.

"Sweetheart" pale yellow and white tulips.

"Yoshino" Flowering Cherry Tree and all white flower beds.
Tall foxglove, tulips, daffodils, and "Summer Snowflakes."

Branch of flowering cherry.  The trees were at their absolute peak - not a single unopened bud
nor a single fallen petal.  The trees were snow white.

"Silver Parrot Tulip"

"White Prince Tulips" and "Summer Snowflakes" in all white garden.

All White Garden looking back to fountain.

A visitor at the Circular Fountain.


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