My thoughts are filled with warm sunny days and enjoying the outdoors. These photos are from a visit to the Staten Island Botanical Gardens in August 2011.
Writing this post has definitely put me in a mood for another visit, definitely this spring, before it gets too warm. To see some more photos of this visit, click here.
Please stop by Vee's blog, and enjoy the fabulous photos being shared by fellow bloggers. New friendships are just waiting to be made.
Also joining Fiona at Raindrops & Daisies for Green Day.
xo
These are perfect for this month! Everyone is so ready for some pretty green and lush surroundings! Enjoy your evening, my friend!
ReplyDeleteOh my you are making me crave spring! Such beautiful pictures Barbara.
ReplyDeletexo,
Lisa
You make me wish I was there in that garden, so green and beautiful! Spring is coming and along with it the flowers.
ReplyDeleteMary
Sounds as if August was hot! It's hard to imagine now. How nice to have such a beautiful garden so close...beautiful statuary, architecture, and arbors.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards with a warm and toasty August garden theme.
ReplyDeleteOh these are so beautiful...and enticing! All of that lush green goodness! Yes, even this confirmed fall-and-winter girl is yearning for some of spring's green. I wish I could join you on your visit to these lovely gardens. (Be sure to take more pics when you go!)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I'm so ignorant but I didn't realise there was a botanical garden on Staten Island. I'm hoping to return to NYC either later this year or next year and it will definitely be on my list of places to see. I love gardens!
ReplyDeleteAugust warmth - how I dream of that just now. It rarely gets hot enough here for me. The garden looks so fresh and welcoming. Great photos for the note card party.
ReplyDeleteLove looking at all that green! I'm sure it will be here soon:@)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos --a promise of spring! It will be here eventually... right? Today was very cold and WINDY here in Ohio, and so... we'll keep on keeping on until those warmer days return. I did notice it was much lighter when my hubby left for work this morning!!! =D
ReplyDeleteA sight for sore eyes, or should I say cold ones! With more snow coming down, the thought of strolling through a Botanical Garden would be lovely.
ReplyDeleteJudith
How lovely! I particularly love the 2nd one. I think we are all itching for some springtime weather again, LOL.
ReplyDeleteYour lovely photos are making me long for warm weather and the fun and beautiful growing season! Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe Botanical Garden looks gorgeous, Barbara! You produced some beautiful notecards and I enjoyed seeing them. My favorite is the 2nd one. All are lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, Barbara! This brings back memories of when I visited the SI Botanical Garden years ago!
ReplyDeleteI had to giggle today when I got fundraising mail from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden -- it wasn't forwarded but had my new address! I wonder how they got my Colorado address?? lol!
Such beautiful photos. I would want to visit the garden all the time! As fast as this month as flown by, I know it won't be all that long before spring arrives...I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteBarbara...these are gorgeous pictures! They seriously would make beautiful note cards!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Jane
Boy I sure could use some green! Looks like my kind of place to visit!
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS choices this month, Barbara. I love that top one the best of all.
ReplyDeleteI need to find a pair of minutes to catch up better. I have been lost in my own personal torture chamber called a kitchen makeover.
All nice cards, like the first one best!
ReplyDeleteI love Botanical gardens and the Staten Island Gardens look like a real winner! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara,
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos and such pretty "note cards." One of these days, we should all print out some of our note cards from Vee's party, don't you think?
I really love public gardens, Barbara, so I think you chose a great subject this month. I'm going to check out the rest of your pictures; I'm not sure how I missed the original post. :)
Have a wonderful day, my friend.
Denise at Forest Manor
These are beautiful 'green' note cards that would be a delight to receive. It looks like a very nice garden. Have a great day! Pamela
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. It would be wonderful to visit and see it in person. Thanks for sharing Barbara. Hopefully, spring will be here soon.
ReplyDeleteOh so wonderful, lush and green. Makes me yearn for summer.
ReplyDeleteThose really could be note cards! They are beautiful. We love going to botanical gardens. It is funny how I seem to appreciate nature so much more than when my kids were around...I guess I can actually do things I like instead of malls and sporting good stores!
ReplyDeleteThat botanic garden is gorgeous, Barbara! You " must " come back! Your photos are so green, so beautiful...thanks for sharing.
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Alessandra
I would like receiving any of these as a card. The first one is my favorite. I like this meme. I have seen some good ideas in visiting. Blessings
ReplyDeleteQMM
Such beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. I may have to make a trip up there this spring.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful notecards you've shared, Barbara! What a great place to visit. Thanks for sharing the beauty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful green pictures! I am ready for spring to get here!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! I especially like the bottom photo. Looks like a wonderful place for an outing~
ReplyDeleteHello Barbara,
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful note cards. thanks for sharing this. Oh my the botanical garden so amazing. it is near your house?
I love visiting garden.
inspiring!
wishing you a great week Barbara
hugs to you
I love spring.everything comes alive.green is my favorite season...beautiful gardens
ReplyDeleteHow lovely - I would love to visit! this has put me in the mood for Spring!
ReplyDeleteMary x
That would certainly make a lovely collection of note cards! I wonder if I stared at them long enough, Winter would disappear. ;D
ReplyDeleteYou can never go wrong making note cards from the botanical garden visit. It looks beautiful there. I hope you are able to get back again this year.
ReplyDeleteDearest Barbara,
ReplyDeleteThe Staten Island Botanical Gardens looks really wonderful♡♡♡ For sure, visiting in spring must be far better, my friend ♡♡♡
Note cards sounds really nice way to expand friends(*^_^*)
PS> Hehe, I thought I commented in this post and checked it was uploaded several times. My!!! I DID remember reading it but having written comment, whew..... (^^;)
Have a wonderful coming weekend☆☆☆
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Gosh Barbara I love botanical gardens. On my birthday I'm usually in England and Robert and I go to Kew. It's a tradition. Aren't we lucky that we have public gardens to visit?
ReplyDeleteThose are beutiful pictures and make me long for the warm, sunny days of spring. My garden will never look as good as a botanical garden, but each time I see pictures like this, it makes me want to go play in the dirt and plant something. Considering it still feels very much like winter where I live, I don't think that's a good idea. I'll have to look at your pictures and just dream! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI love your garden post, Barbara! This would make a great set of notecards.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Barbara.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a lovely weekend.
Thanks for linking up with Raindrops and Daisies Green Day, great having you join in.
Take care
Fiona x
Que recantos maravilhosos nesta belas fotos, você nos oferta.Ficou um painel de sonhos.Parabéns!
ReplyDeleteBom fim de semana.
Abraços,
Calu
Barbara,
ReplyDeleteMaravilhosas essas fotos. Que lugar lindo!
Amo jardins e fico encantada com tanta beleza.
Um lindo final de semana. Abraços
Fabulosos esse jardim! Adoro passear por recantos em que o verde impere. Abraço. Ailime
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous place to visit, lovely photos. I've visited Kew Gardens a couple of times, that is a wonderful place too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for my birthday wishes. Carol xx
Your beautiful photos make me yearn for the warm days to come..... How lucky to be so close to such an fantastic garden.
ReplyDeleteIt looks that you had a lovely time at this wonderful garden !
ReplyDeleteYou saw us that the spring is near ! Thank you so much !
Olympia