Visiting a Small Botanical Garden

Carol Verhake sent in these pic today .

I thought you and your reader might savour seeing this small-scale botanical garden located in my hometown of Peoria , Illinois . I played tourist during a late visit for a high school day reunion and stumbled upon this gem right next to the zoological garden . More info about it can be foundhere .

A study in contrasting texture . The big bold folio of elephant ears ( Colocasiaesculenta , Zones 7–10 or as annual ) look all the more striking for being placed in a cloud of fine - textured annual .

Conifers can make a whole garden by themselves . opt a sort of size , colors , and texture can make a rich garden full of multifariousness and stunner . When shopping forconifers , be certain to check their outgrowth charge per unit so you could get a sense of how big they will get and how tight . With that information , you may give them plenty of way to mature .

This chairman has an unusual living shock absorber ! It looks like a species of thyme ( Thymussp . ) , so it is probably toppingly fragrant as well .

An unusual arch , complete with metallic element gingko farewell , welcomes you into this conventional discussion section of the garden .

More elephant ears bring sheer drama to a container .

A beautiful sculpture do use of one of the stone benches .

jot of the crank planetary house through the tree diagram .

A beautiful and unusual outpouring , set off perfectly by a simple band ofjunipers , creates a human body that enhances rather than distracts from the view .

Roses and an ornamental gage look terrific together .

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