Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens – 1

Late June is the time the lotuses bloom at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC. We made the trek to the park last week. The pandemic has impacted the gardens somewhat; not all the ponds are full of aquatic plants, and some seemed to be damaged (i.e. plants are round the edge but open water in the center); the facilities are closed but there are porta potties. We took a small ice chest with extra water in the car. We went on a weekday to avoid crowds and arrived shortly before 9. There was a summer camp group organizing near the entrance…a few photographers and mothers with young children in strollers in the garden.

There were still a lot of flowers to enjoy. It seemed like the best ones were further back in the gardens and I enjoyed photographing them.

There are other things to see at Kenilworth while the lotuses are blooming. I’ll post about the dragonflies tomorrow….and the other flowering plants the day after.