Brooklyn Botanic Garden
To Brooklyn Botanic Garden (to the right of museum as you face the museum). Great place though I was terribly aware of city noise, traffic and airplanes. The rose garden had peaked which seemed odd because New Yorkers all complained that they'd had no summer. The Shakespeare Garden was the first time I'd seen this concept ; flowers and plants were all representatives of those mentioned in Shakespeare's works. The mist was turning into rain so photography became difficult.
There was a large grove of beautiful mature trees (especially oaks). Two unusual 'weeping' trees caught my attention. The Weeping Hemlock (pictured above) did not have a 'bad' side -- it was uniformly lovely from every viewpoint. Just as I was leaving I saw a Weeping Pagoda tree jammed into a steep area next to a stairway and terrace. I wanted to 'save' it and give it more space.
The highpoint of Brooklyn Botanic Gardens was the Japanese Lake and Garden.
There was a large grove of beautiful mature trees (especially oaks). Two unusual 'weeping' trees caught my attention. The Weeping Hemlock (pictured above) did not have a 'bad' side -- it was uniformly lovely from every viewpoint. Just as I was leaving I saw a Weeping Pagoda tree jammed into a steep area next to a stairway and terrace. I wanted to 'save' it and give it more space.
The highpoint of Brooklyn Botanic Gardens was the Japanese Lake and Garden.
2011 Update
I visted the garden in Ocotber 2011. The autumn colours were not quite as spectacular as those of New England or the Mid West because so many of the trees in the garden are evergreen or at least not deciduous trees. The 'natural sculpture' was quite a surprise and I began to appreicate it more when walking in and around it.
Photo Gallery
A slide show should open in the window to the right, but if it doesn't, click this link.
