Garden visits: Cliff's Garden

While browsing through NextDoor, a neighborhood website, I spotted a familiar name sharing photos of his beautiful garden.  Cliff volunteers at Warrior and Family Support Center gardens and Gardening Volunteers of South Texas (GVST), so I see him both places.  Of course, I asked to visit and was off to see his garden about 10 minutes away.  As usual, find the street and look for the best garden from the curb.   I knew this was the right place with their very own street sign.

The U.S. Botanic Garden

A business trip to Washington DC during Thanksgiving week for my husband had me tagging along and I knew the conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden had to be at the top of my must-see list.  Neal's schedule allowed just enough time for him to join me.  It was fun to be tourists in a city we know so well even if only for a few hours.  The gardens and conservatory are literally in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol and quite a striking sight.  The gardens were founded in 1816 and the conservatory was built by Lord & Burnham in 1933.

Melody's Garden

This blogging journey has introduced me to many new people with fascinating gardens which I have tried to share.  One of my new-found friends is Melody who lives relatively nearby so she shares most of my gardening challenges.  She is an accomplished gardener and her gardens are beautiful but also have many fun surprises.  Let's take a tour.

The gate and long gravel driveway says "way out in the country" but Melody lives about two miles closer to San Antonio than I do.