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September 12, 2019

Blooming Blandy, Late Summer.





Blandy Experimental Farm, the Virginia State Arboretum, is a lovely place to visit. Often I drive through, stopping for a little while or perhaps for an hour or so if I have time to walk around.

It's a large place, with some features from its old plantation days, plus newer attractions aimed at research and public education.




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11 comments:

  1. DeniseinVA12:50 AM, September 13, 2019

    Great series Linda. I especially enjoyed the Monarch on that beautiful bloom. Thank you for sharing the pollinator garden too. I am trying to decide on what to plant to attract more butterflies next growing season.

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  2. Margaret Birding For Pleasure2:49 AM, September 13, 2019

    Monarch butterflies must be the prettiest ones and I love that gate. I am just about to go to Australia for 6 weeks but have all my post scheduled in (bit of a marathon that was!) Unfortunately I will not be commenting while I am away but as often as I can will look at bloggers posts.

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  3. Shiju Sugunan3:14 AM, September 13, 2019

    Monarch butterfly on Zinnia looks good. Beautiful pictures!

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  4. Iris Flavia3:49 AM, September 13, 2019

    The butterfly is beautiful (what a funny name, why butter? We call them Schmetterlinge, maybe cause they clap their wings (clap - schmetter)? Are they attracted to butter?).
    A community garden is a great idea! We had it a tad smaller a couple of years ago, in a trolley...

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  5. Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira4:42 AM, September 13, 2019

    Espectaculares estas fotografias, gostei de ver e aproveito para desejar um bom fim-de-semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  6. riitta k5:12 AM, September 13, 2019

    Beautiful views Linda, my favourite is the butterfly on zinnia <3 Thank you for linking, have a nice weekend.

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  7. Tom6:09 AM, September 13, 2019

    ...the first one tells it all.

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  8. Barbara Rogers8:53 AM, September 13, 2019

    Beautiful photos, and so glad you got to visit 2 different kinds of gardens...flowers and veggies.

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  9. William Kendall4:39 PM, September 13, 2019

    A very pretty butterfly!

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  10. Pia2:33 AM, September 14, 2019

    Schöne Gartenbilder, Zinnien gibt es in unserem Garten reichlich, aber Schmetterlinge nicht.
    L G Pia

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  11. Connie10:17 AM, September 23, 2019

    Lovely photos! Looks like a neat place to visit.

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