Karen Duquette and the Garden Club group
went to McMillan Greenhouse and gardens
UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens
9090 Craver Road
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 18, 2019

Gardens consist of more than just flowers. There are also trees, waterfalls, ponds, streams, landscaping (both natural and man-made), wildlife, and of course, educational themes, signs, and activities - something for everyone to enjoy.

Karen Duquette went here with a Garden Club group. First, they explored the outdoor garden sections.

Below: Camellia japonica cultivar- Japan - Tea Family

Camellia 'Tama-no-Ura'

Camellia 'Governor Mouton'

Below: Camellia 'Snow Flurry' Camellia sasanqua - Asia

Ann Magnolia - Little Girl Hybrid - Magnolia 'Ann' -hybrid - Asian parents

Japanese Maple - Acer palamtum
'Goshiki Shidare' Asia

Fragrant Paperbush - Edgeworthia chrysantha "Snow Cream" China - Daphne Family

Buttercup Winterhazel -
Corylopsis pauciflora - Japan, Taiwan, Witchazel Family

Below: Orange Paperbush - Edgeworthia paperifera "Akebono' China

Below: Koreanspice Viburnum- Viburnum carlesii - Korea - Honeysuckle family

Miniature Fishtail Palm - Mexico

Below: Primrose - Primula species and cultivars - Eurasia - Primrose Family

TREES

Below: Of course there were also some interesting trees in the outdoor gardens area. Karen Duquette liked the Flying Dragon Orange from China - (a part of the Citrus Family) because of the intricate designs the branches of this tree formed. So she took photos at several different angles. Karen always enjoys different shapes, lines, and designs in nature.

Below: Sycoparrotia - semidecidua hybrid - (Sycopsis x Parrotia)

Below: View from the Formal Terrace plus some geese - The bricks had unique sayings and one of the sayings that Karen Duquette liked was "In a Garden, find Comfort and Rest"

Below: As with most gardens, there is usually a pond with little waterfalls and pond lilies.

Below: LANDSCAPING - natural and man-made

Landscaping is also part of most botanical gardens. As are bridges and water flowing under the bridges. Although the two RV Gypsies do not approve of writing on bridges or other structures in gardens, Karen Duquette noticed someone carved "This is a magical place where you can get complete and find the parts of you that you also knew were there." This saying truly fits the mood of these gardens.

Below: A view from each side of the above bridge.

Below: Karen Duquette saw a face in this big rock

Below: Karen Duquette got transported to a prehistoric time at The McMillan Greenhouse and Dinosaur Garden.

The Desert Room in the Greenhouse

Below: Tropical Fruit and Spice Room in the Greenhouse

Below: The Sun Room in the Greenhouse

Below: The ORCHIDS section of the Greenhouse

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