Tag Archives: Gardens

Around St. Petersburg, Florida

A Few Of Our Favorite Places Around Tampa Bay On the western side of Tampa Bay is a peninsula that encompasses four cities. St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo and Dunedin. In addition to spectacular beaches, the area has a lot more to experience. Starting in the north is the city of Dunedin famous for a dailyContinue reading “Around St. Petersburg, Florida”

Worlds Greatest Flower Show Spring 2023

HOLLAND IS HOST THE WORLDS LARGEST TULIP FESTIVAL EACH SPRING CALLED THE KEUKENHOF 2023 UPDATE: The Keukenhof is currently scheduled for 2023 starting March 23rd and running through May 14th, 2023 with tickets already on sale. Tickets for the Keukenhof are requiring online purchases. This year requires selecting a specific date and planned time of arrival.Continue reading “Worlds Greatest Flower Show Spring 2023”

A Classic Baroque Garden In Prague

If you have the opportunity to spend a few days seeing Prague make sure you put the Vrtba Garden on your list of places to visit. The gardens are terraced up a hillside on the west side of the river and is part of the Vrtba palace and provide some spectacular views of the city.Continue reading “A Classic Baroque Garden In Prague”

More Visiting Gardens

Everyone loves gardens. We’re talking about flowers and trees and ornamental bushes. No matter where you travel there are always gardens to be explored and incredible gems to be discovered. It is difficult to spend time in a garden and not have your soul refreshed. “God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it isContinue reading “More Visiting Gardens”

Todays Featured Image Water Lilies

They draw our attention and our cameras. Perhaps it’s because they’re complete, beautiful and untouchable or maybe it’s that they’re isolated while being part of that world of water but also of air. Named nymphaeaceae commonly referred to as water lilies. They grow in temperate and tropical climates around the world. Water lilies are rootedContinue reading “Todays Featured Image Water Lilies”

Todays Featured Image Queen Annes Lace

Anthriscus sylvestris, Queen Annes Lace. Its common name comes from a legend of Queen Anne of England (1665-1714) pricking her finger and a drop of blood landed on white lace she was sewing. Belonging to the carrot family, Queen Anne’s lace is a biennial that is also known as wild carrot. Here it grows atContinue reading “Todays Featured Image Queen Annes Lace”