Longwood Gardens Meadow – September 2015
/This was our first time to walk around the meadow at Longwood Gardens since it was renovated several years ago. It was a sunny, breezy fall day – great for walking around but a challenge for photography. The meadow has grassy paths. There were some that were already closed for regeneration…and new ones mowed.
I liked the planters on top of the bird houses throughout the meadow. Some of them were not growing as well as the one below that happened to be near the beginning of our hike through the meadow. The birds that utilized the house – probably tree swallows or blue birds - are done with the box for the season but the ‘green roof’ makes it worth noting.
The meadow is full of yellow – sunflowers and goldenrod.
There is an occasional splash of purple from asters
And thistles.
There are buds and seed pods on the same plants sometimes.
I was disappointed that there was not much milkweed. Perhaps more will grow next year since there were a few seed pods spilling their seeds into the breeze.
