Today I went on another garden outing with my friend MintClartha. We went to Bellevue Botanical Garden, which I had visited before but she hadn't. It was perfect weather for picture taking, and we were excited to get started. The garden is quite large with various different types of gardens inside it. We visited the Waterwise garden first, and moved on to the Perennial Border. The Perennial border is one of my favorite places here. We saw lots of interesting beetles and bees on our walk through the border.
As it is August, all the hydrangeas were blooming,
and there were many different types to see. The further we went, each one seemed to be a more stunning shade of blue or purple. We also saw some pink and white hydrangeas. After a nice walk through the woods on the Loop Trail, we walked through the Native Discovery Garden alongside the Wetland Ponds. In the Native Discovery Garden we saw such Northwest natives as, Oregon Grape, Bunchberry, and various ferns. From there we went
through the Yao Garden, which is a Japanese style garden. It was very peaceful there, and contained lots of maples, ferns, azaleas, and hostas. We continued on to the Rhododendron Glen where we found a nice little kiosk to look up some of the plants we didn't know. The next area we came to was called the Shorts Ground Cover Garden, which also showcased an i
mpressive waterfall feature. One of my favorite plants in that area was the Black Mondo Grass, in combination with the low-growing Persicaria. The last area we visited was the Alpine Rock Garden, which reminded me of some areas I had seen on my camping trip last weekend. Except there were some very different plants used in this garden. There were several types of sedum, some Creeping Thyme and campanula. Overall it was a very enjoyable morning, and it was refreshing to visit the garden with someone who loves plants as much as I do.
and there were many different types to see. The further we went, each one seemed to be a more stunning shade of blue or purple. We also saw some pink and white hydrangeas. After a nice walk through the woods on the Loop Trail, we walked through the Native Discovery Garden alongside the Wetland Ponds. In the Native Discovery Garden we saw such Northwest natives as, Oregon Grape, Bunchberry, and various ferns. From there we went
through the Yao Garden, which is a Japanese style garden. It was very peaceful there, and contained lots of maples, ferns, azaleas, and hostas. We continued on to the Rhododendron Glen where we found a nice little kiosk to look up some of the plants we didn't know. The next area we came to was called the Shorts Ground Cover Garden, which also showcased an i
mpressive waterfall feature. One of my favorite plants in that area was the Black Mondo Grass, in combination with the low-growing Persicaria. The last area we visited was the Alpine Rock Garden, which reminded me of some areas I had seen on my camping trip last weekend. Except there were some very different plants used in this garden. There were several types of sedum, some Creeping Thyme and campanula. Overall it was a very enjoyable morning, and it was refreshing to visit the garden with someone who loves plants as much as I do. If you'd like to see more pictures from our garden adventure click here.
