Welcome to Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina.
I appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea, mooching around gardens – to be honest I can't say it's top of my list but, this place has lots of different bits and pieces on offer. There's a Pavilion boasting a copper roof and from the inside the dome is stunning:
Outside there's a woodland trail, all types of different gardens, fountains and, last but by no means least an Orchid Conservatory. It also makes a difference if you have a purpose – i.e. looking for ideas for the various projects my friend has in mind – two heads are definitely better than one and more fun too!
We were visiting in October so for the most part a lot of the plants were at the end of their season but it was definitely still worth the visit.
Our last port of call was the Orchid Conservatory. Confession time – I can't say I'm wild about orchids or conservatories for that matter but every now and then you get taken by surprise.
I am struggling to find an expression worthy of this vision – it's beyond beautiful - plain and simple. If you ever get the opportunity to pay a visit and all the more so if you're not particularly interested in flora it will blow your mind.
I'm not going to prattle on – here are three photos which I hope will do it some justice.
Breathtaking!
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