Bok Tower Gardens

We spent all morning exploring Bok Tower and the children's garden at Hammock Hollow working up quite an appetite. It was time for lunch at The Blue Palmetto Cafe located on the grounds. YUM!

We wandered around the gift shop a bit while we waited for our friends to arrive. I was excited to be meeting two friends from my high school days for the afternoon. Old friends sharing new adventures. How fun! Bok Tower Gardens was a beautiful backdrop for a wonderful day.

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The courtyard between the museum, dining & gift shop was absolutely stunning with a huge water feature, beautiful plantings and incredible stone walkways throughout. The gift shop carries so much more than trinkets. Live plants, pots, gifts, clothing, home goods & decor... all nice quality. (We bought two garden reference manuals!)

What's Blooming In The Garden Today?

Wild & Endangered Plant Gardens

Window By The Pond
 (A cool indoor area for snake-aphobes like me to observe a swampy wetland.)

Artificial Wetland & Carnivorous Plant Sculpture Garden

Fish Feeding Pond

Snake Alert!!
We counted 6 Black Racer snakes throughout the day. They are harmless like our garter snakes. Thankfully.

Analemmatic Sundial
(Yep, it worked!)

FLORA

FAUNA

FOOD

OUR FAVORITES

The Fairy Garden, of course!

This beautiful Japanese Pagoda Lantern and a well-placed pot.

The Grotto - Cool & Shaded, Great Vibe Here!

My Dutch man posing with the Elegant Dutchmen's Pipe.

Beautiful Bamboo

Most bamboo varieties are incredibly invasive but in the right setting, when it can be controlled, bamboo is a beautiful plant that enhances a garden visually as well as through sound. I fell in love with bamboo a few years ago when we visited Morikami Japanese Gardens located near Palm Beach, FL. Morikami Japanese Gardens include a "Sound Garden" section filled with bamboo of all types. Each variety creates a different sound as the wind rustles through the bamboo shoots. It's so peaceful.

FRIENDS

Mike & Beth were celebrating their First Wedding Anniversary! Beth & I graduated together. Mike was a class or two ahead of us. Our friendships span several decades but we always seem to pick up right where we left off. I'm so glad we had the opportunity to spend the afternoon together. Friends & classmates for life.

Go Vikings!