GPOD on the Road: Fort Worth Botanic Garden

Highlights from the oldest major botanic garden in Texas

well-chosen Friday GPODers ! We ’re on the route again , this fourth dimension date a slice of an talkative botanical garden in Texas with Frances Watson .

Established in 1934,Fort Worth Botanic Gardenis the old major botanic garden in Texas and 120 acres of flora glory . write of 23 unlike speciality garden — including a tropic conservatoire , a woods boardwalk , and a water preservation garden — there is a lot to tackle if you want to see it all . If you ’re limited on time , you may still attain the highlights like Frances did a few weeks ago :

I traveled to Fort Worth Texas 2 week ago . I visit the botanic garden . I only had prison term to visit two sections , the Japanese and the rose garden . The were featuring many sculptures which added to the knockout and interestingness . It is a garden worth visiting .

There are few garden styles as iconic and easy recognizable asJapanese gardens . No matter the location ( I mean , who would have guess the garden visualise was in Texas if I had n’t tell you ? ? ) , the peace and placidity these garden evoke can be apply to any climate and light-green plant palette . Though , confessedly , it is a footling easier when work around a beautiful , contemplative pond like this one .

I have also always admired that the Nipponese style often proves that less can be more . Just a few turn , woody plant contrasting against the sharp edges of rocks and boulders make a scene that is somehow both captivating and prosperous on the eyes .

But the really magical part of botanic gardens is get word how distinctively different garden have their own merit and worth . A worlds away from the insidious , unripened Japanese garden above , this conventional rose garden is a geometric exploit for the senses . Though also an immersive experience to search down each bathing tub and between each layer , I always think conventional gardens like this are most impressive from above . Awesome crack , Frances !

And a close up on one of the many spectacular roses . All roses in this groovy , pink - to - orange tree colour are my darling , they ’re like a sunset paint onto a bloom ! From the looks of the older flowers fading to a lighter pink , this might be a move up Up Emberays ® ( Rosax ‘ Bozfra321 ’ , zone 5–8 ) .

And at long last one of this sculptures Frances was talking about , for certain not what I was ask ! I had to do a minuscule excess excavation on these interesting objet d’art of artistic creation and found they are all from the recent artist Seward Johnson , know for his animation - size bronze figural sculpture ( like the one above ) . His often hyper - naturalistic pieces fooled the passer-by at first glimpse , and Fort Worth Botanic Garden embraced this quality by strategically placing them to mix into the scenery . The sculptures are only on exhibit until Sept. 1st , so if you ’re in the area I would add a sojourn to your calendar ASAP !

Thanks for sharing your trip with us , Frances , and show us it ’s worth the trip even if you have modified time .

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