Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

[ArpeggioAngel]

I spent Saturday hanging out with Nanci in Gainesville. After a stop at the local home show (on UF Campus right next to the Swamp - GO GATORS!), we went to Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Considering it is only March, there was quite a nice selection of blooms to photograph.
Please excuse the lack of names - I don't know what most of these were. Going to take me a few posts to get them all up so please hold comments until the end....

A bromeliad of some sort - I love bromeliads:

 

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Nanci spotted this little frog in the flower:

 

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These next three are all from the same flowering tree - some sort of magnolia. It was very photogenic:

Another magnolia of some sort:

Cherry tree flowers:

 

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A heavily edited shot of some bamboo...they have the most awesome bamboo groves there:

Some different types of daffodils:

Another bromeliad:

Horsetails - again heavily edited:

 

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Cool statue they have:

The tufted titmouse that Nanci posted about me photographing:

 

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One of the many Koi they have:

Nanci trying to get the koi to eat from her hand:

And a cool little treefrog (one of many we found) in their tropical greenhouse:

It really is a nice garden and I hope to go back again this summer. This is the same place Nanci caught the florida blue striped garter snake last year so maybe we can find some cool herps there again this year!
Thanks for looking - hope you enjoyed!

 

[RobbiesCornField]

Those were some beautiful pictures! I can't wait until I'm living on that side and can go on all those fun expeditions!

 

[jlindp]

Gorgeous pictures! I especially like the green treefrog pictures! Adorable! And what a splendid place to visit. I love botanical gardens. Thanks for sharing! :}

 

[dionythicus]

Most of the first group of pics look like camelias and rhodies. Jeez, what fantastic photos!!

 

[ArpeggioAngel]

Most of the first group of pics look like camelias and rhodies. Jeez, what fantastic photos!!

I know there were camellia, azalea and magnolias in bloom...not sure which is which though...
Thanks for the compliment!

 

[diamondlil]

Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing.

 

[Nanci]

Nice pics, Katie!!! I love that place!!

 

[dionythicus]

I know there were camellia, azalea and magnolias in bloom...not sure which is which though...
Thanks for the compliment!

We have rhodies and azaleas out the wazoo in the NW. They are everywhere in landscaping. You need to come up here and do a photo shoot!!

 

[ArpeggioAngel]

We have rhodies and azaleas out the wazoo in the NW. They are everywhere in landscaping. You need to come up here and do a photo shoot!!

One day I would like to. It is one area of the country that I have not visited yet and still want to. What I would REALLY like to do is take PCH all the way from about the middle of California up through Washington state. I have heard that it is a gorgeous drive... someday....

 

[arrowhd]

Hey those are some nice photos. Can't wait to start seeing things in bloom here.