Lee and Karen Duquette
Blithewold Mansion Gardens and Arboretum
101 Ferry road
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
July 10, 2024

Blithewold is a series of lovely gardens that range in character from mysterious to exotic and from poetic to practical. An exceptional collection of rare and unusual plants and specimen trees, are unique to Blithewold.

Welcome to Bristol sign Blithewold garden sgn
enttry to Blithwood Gardens Karen and Lee Duquette with Ilse Blahak
Karen  Duquette
North Garden sign

Below" Lilium 'Altari" orienpet lily

Lily Lily
flower flower
Karen Duquette at the dry fountain dry fountain
Lee, and Karen Duquett with Ilse Blahakk
Yellow Groove Bamboo sign
Yellow Groove Bamboo
plant Begonia rex - Pig Skin plant
plant fierce statue
monkey statue dragon statue
fish statue fish statue
peacock statue wild dog statue

Below: It was such an extremely hot day, so Karen Duquette pulled her long hair up under her hat. It was not the neatest hairdo in the world, but it was a necessity.

Below: It takes two to read a map

Karen Duquette Ilse Blahak and Lee Duquette
water garden sign

Below: The water lily-filled pond serves as the centerpiece for this garden.

water lily-filled pond water lily-filled pond
sign about the stone bench
 stone bench
cat statue three racoons
girl and birds stateu girl with wildlife statue
boy with critters in the nature

Below: Lee Duquette saw the limbs from a tree slightly moving even though they touched the ground so he tried to swing them a bit harder. Then Ilse sat on one of the vines to enjoy the moment.

tree limbs on the ground Lee trying to swin Ilse

Below: However, Ilse's moment turned out to be an epic failure.

Lee trying to swin Ilse Lee trying to swin Ilse
Three dudes and the arch

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