Japanese Botanial Garden Sketches
These are the products of our trip to the Japanese Garden in the Fort Worth Botanical Garden yesterday.
This first was an huge evergreen bush about 4 feet tall with blue berries that looked like small grapes. The leaves were very large holly-type leaves, but there was no name on the bush. Does anyone know what it might be?
In the ponds, as in most Japanese gardens in the USA, were Imperial Carp (Koi). Some were golden, some were white, and many had black or brown spots on their backs. The water was a murky green, not blue.
Around the ponds were small blue irises. I think they might have been of the group Monocot, and they had very little yellow and no beard. They looked more like the native iris of Tennessee that the big bearded domestic varieties.
All-in-all it was a very fine day, but we are exhausted today after two days in Fort Worth, and this weekend will be rush, rush, rush.
This first was an huge evergreen bush about 4 feet tall with blue berries that looked like small grapes. The leaves were very large holly-type leaves, but there was no name on the bush. Does anyone know what it might be?
In the ponds, as in most Japanese gardens in the USA, were Imperial Carp (Koi). Some were golden, some were white, and many had black or brown spots on their backs. The water was a murky green, not blue.
Around the ponds were small blue irises. I think they might have been of the group Monocot, and they had very little yellow and no beard. They looked more like the native iris of Tennessee that the big bearded domestic varieties.
All-in-all it was a very fine day, but we are exhausted today after two days in Fort Worth, and this weekend will be rush, rush, rush.
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I've seen those small irises growing near water, but have no clue as to their name.
Pella windows are wonderful. You'll love them.
Blessings,
Mary
Nice to hear from you. I am keeping two of those grands this weekend. Hopefully I will still be alive by Monday.
Sandy
My first thought re your holly-like shrub was that it might be a Mahonia - maybe Mahonia Aquifolium.
See here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon-grape
Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium, Berberidaceae)
Glad you stopped by my blog. Glad to meet a previous Kingston Springer. I still own my house there but now live in Dickson which is a little west of KS.
I Love your paintings! They are wonderful!
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I adore you paintings. They are so soft and delicate. Beautiful artwork.
Again thanks for stopping by...I be back to visit soon.
~Kelli
We have native "flags" here in the Ozarks which are similar!
Love you paintings though!
Penny
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I couldn't find a place to comment on our 31st anniversary post, but wanted to wish you both the best!
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