Longwood Gardens Part 2

Today I'm going to show you a few (or maybe more) pictures from our visit to Longwood Gardens.

It seems that around every corner there is another beautiful sight!

This is the Italian Water Gardens.

One of the things on the map they gave us was a Conservatory. We thought this was going to be a quick stop, thinking it would just be full of plants. As soon as we stepped in the door, we knew we were wrong!

This is the view from the doorway. This picture is deceiving because it doesn't show the true size. This place was huge. We loved the way the grass worked like carpet, and the pillars were covered with vines.

This is another view from the entrance.

This is the elevator in the Conservatory. Pretty classy, don't you think?

Vines and flowers were everywhere.

This is an example of some of the details. Everything was finished beautifully.

Inside the Conservatory was a section devoted to kids.

Each nook and cranny was filled with fun things to discover.

There were lots of fun fountains.

This water feature was inside a tower.

This little boy was having a great time playing in the water.


After finishing in the Conservatory we followed a path, where we were supposed to find a Chime Tower. Imagine our surprise when we rounded a corner and saw this view.

This was such a beautiful site; looking at that old tower and hearing the water splash.

This is the entrance to the tower and the spiral stone staircase inside. We climbed the tower and found an exit door at the top.
This was the last stop at the Gardens. It was a hot day and we were ready to get into our air conditioned car, but we agreed it was well worth the time it took to get there and the heat we walked around in. If you are ever in the area, you really need to stop here!