Unfortunately I did not get to spend as long here as I wanted to. I had twenty minutes to do a quick run through. I spent the most time in the desert house. I got to run through the tropicals before the two harried workers who had apparently had enough of plants for one day told me "sir, you have to leave *now*."
This is the breezeway connecting all three areas, the desert room, the courtyard, and the tropicals. In a few more weeks this breezeway will be filled with hundreds of Easter lilies. It has to be experienced to be believed. The fragrance is astonishing.
-Joe
Kingwood Center, Mansfield, Ohio, a break from the snow!
One pic I missed from the desert house. Look at the lovely color of these plants. And the place smelled ALIVE. I wouldn't have a hard time staying in this place. I'd have a hard time LEAVING. :)
Hope everyone enjoyed this. I enjoyed taking you with me. Next time we'll hopefully be able to spend a bit more time looking around, and I'll remember to photograph the little identification plates.
Peace,
Joe G.
Oh. my. goodness.
Wow! That looks like one Amazing place ... not to spend 15 minutes, but an entire day! Lovely photo's .... Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to see some pic's this summer! Please, post more when you get them!
The tall, skinny weird haired plant in your post # 4589330 looks like a mature specimen Pony Tail Palm: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2312/
and the orange flowered plant in your post # 4589342 looks to be something folks grow as a landscape plant down here in the south called Crossandra or Firecracker Flower: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1337/
Here's a link to Kingwood. It IS an amazing place. http://www.kingwoodcenter.org/ It's a treasure here in Central Ohio, and so many people locally don't even know it's here! I like to sit on the front lawn and read. :)
-Joe
Beautiful Place! A shame that a lot of locals don't even know it's there!
Thanks for the link!
During the summer the rose gardens, peony gardens, and outdoor flower beds are great to browse through. The plants are all labeled so you can wander around and make notes of varieties that you want for your own gardens. There have been many weddings performed at Kingwood over the years. There are also some wonderful plant sales and shows that are held there.
Not too many miles from Kingwood is the Wade Gardens which is a gardeners heaven. They specialize in Hostas & Daylilies but have many greenhouses full of any kind of perennial you could possibly want. Again, the gardens are beautiful and are a great place to see your plants in bloom. Definitely a place worth a trip to visit.
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