Today when David went to his meeting I headed for the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden outside Richmond. The garden was built only in the 1980's from the private garden around the house of the descendants of Lewis Ginter - a philanthropist who made his fortune in the Virginian tobacco industry.
It was very warm today - more than 30 degrees - and so the shade of the grape myrtle trees around the fountains was very welcome. Alas, no paddling allowed!
Within the garden are a series of interlinked and themed formal gardens.
The rose garden is beautifully planted but past its best for this year. There were still some lovely blooms..
Outside the pavilion (apparently modeled on the glasshouses at Kew), there were some beautiful water lilies..
More pictures tomorrow..
We have both been on the garden trail. Two very different gardens. I love the deep pink lilies and the pattern of the leaves. I am sure the fountains were very tempting. Would anyone have noticed?
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