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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Georgia Perimeter College Native Plant Botanical Garden

Today I visited Georgia Perimeter College's Native Plant Botanical Garden...

( http://www.gpc.edu/~decbt/ )










they had several different variteites of Echinacea

















Lantana and Amsonia - such a great texture..






Callicarpa... still green... it will be purple soon!!










The sky looks amazing in these photos..


































































solidago





















clethra




































I love grasses in flower...





















































Eupatorium..






















































Sarracenia..













































































































































Pieris...budded up...;)











































































































Ruellia..

































































































































































































Venus Fly trap..

























Succulents, and Drought tolerant plants......



































This trio made a great combination.. the three different textures were nice (Yucca, Opuntia, Agave).






































A rock in the succulent garden...











Ants on a Gordonia flower..
















More sarracenia...




















































I love the shape of this leaf.


















































































The Fern collection is amazing! It's such a treat to walk through.










































There are a couple of areas in the fern garden with big boulders planted with ferns and covered in moss.















The selaginellas were beautiful!!


































































































































Bog Garden.














































































fresh cuttings on the compost pile..








































































































I took my lunch and had a picnic.. fresh greens.. yumm.

































Ohhh. and you can't see it very well in this picture.. but across the street is a Sara Lee Bakery... so don't visit the garden hungry... the smell of bread baking permeates the garden. It's a sweet, sweet aroma - but it could distract you if you haven't had lunch ;).