Longwood Gardens

Last Saturday I picked up Jami in the morning and we headed up the road. I was taking her on a surprise hijacking to Longwood Gardens for her birthday (June 18!). She had no idea where we were going, it was so much fun to surprise her! She was a good sport.

We got to Longwood about 1pm and had lunch in their formal dining room. We had drinks and great food and it was just what the doctor ordered. After lunch we set out to explore the grounds. Longwood is set up with many different types of gardens - perennial beds, vegetable gardens, orchards, meadows, woods (with a tree house!), rose gardens, topiary gardens and the "Idea" garden. The rich colors, the inspiring setting, and the promise of vegetables, fruits, and flowers was very uplifting. It made us very happy to be out in nature all day, taking our time, walking through these carefully manicured gardens as well as the natural woods and meadows. Below are a few pictures from the day.

Somebody was taking a nap! :-)

Look who else we saw (and heard! He was loud!)