Located in Houston, Texas, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens is part of the Museum of Fine Arts. It contains fourteen acres of woodlands and gardens, which are simply lovely. These include the Clio Garden, Diana Garden, and Euterpe Garden. These three gardens are formal, with statues, hedges, roses, azaleas, and pink magnolias. When the pink flowers are in bloom, it is stunning! The Carla Garden, interestingly, is named after a hurricane that came through and created a clearing for the garden.
Other gardens include the East Garden, Butterfly Garden, and Topiary Garden. The latter has lovely wire topiary sculptures of a turkey, squirrel, rabbit, deer, and eagle.
The gardens are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Admission is $15.00 for adults. Children under 12 are admitted free.
Can I just say this: "Wow!"
ReplyDeletePretty, isn't it?
DeleteSuch a beautiful place, Sherry.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is!
DeleteAt least the hurricane did something positive.
ReplyDeleteI thought that little fact was interesting.
DeleteThe water fountain is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry - what a lovely place to look around ... beautiful different gardens .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThe formal gardens are really lovely.
Deletesuch a pretty place :)))
ReplyDeleteYes, it is!
Deletelooks really pretty. Houston can be rather swampy which is good for flowers, not great for walkers. Stay hydrated
ReplyDeleteYes. Texas can get really hot!
DeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to gardening weather.
M :)
Me too!
DeleteIt's time to visit some of those gardens. There are some local ones I need to see too. All so lovely!
ReplyDeleteYou never know what kind of treasures you can find locally.
Delete