Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens (6/7/2015)

Sunday, June 7, 2015
Usually when we "visit" my mother, we don't spend any time with her. This time we took her to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens.

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

South Park in Buffalo was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and built 1894-1900 to include a conservatory and formal gardens. The conservatory was designed by William A Burnham, inspired by the Crystal Palace in Kew Gardens in London. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Hedera helix 'Parasol'/English Ivy

The Gardens has the largest public ivy collection in the world, with over 400 varieties.

A little Bacchus in the ivy House 9

Echinocactus grusonii/Golden Barrel Cactus

Pleiospilos nelii/Split Rock

Pleiospilos nelii/Split Rock

Lithops karasmontana/Living Stones

Thunbergia mysorensis/Clock Vine

Nematanthus wettsteinii/Goldfish Plant

Tradescantia spathacea/Moses in the Cradle

Today there was an exhibit by the Buffalo Bonsai Society.

Wiring to shape the branches

Bonsai Wisteria frutescens/American Wisteria

Bonsai white azalea

Scattered throughout the conservatory and grounds were sculptures by Shayne Dark.

Critical Mass 2 (2010)

Windfall (2010)

Outside, the only garden ready for show was the Honorary International Peace Garden.

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'/Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'/ Ninebark blossoms

Cornus kousa/Kousa Dogwood

One Lamprocapnos spectabilis/Bleeding Heart!