Japanese Garden

Chickadee Thursday

It was pretty chilly at the Missouri Botanical garden on Monday, but it was a beautiful day to see the Japanese cherry blossoms at their peak bloom!

Frozen Pond Stone

I’m a huge fan of pond stones, both in real life and in Animal Crossing, where I’ve collected every variety that is available in New Horizons. I especially like this pond stone in the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese Garden, which I’ve photographed before. It was really cool to see it frozen over at our visit to the Garden a few weeks ago…the ice gives it a whole new look for winter!

Icy Waterfall

Visiting the Missouri Botanical Garden is always fun, even in the winter. You might think it’s not the best time of year to wander around a garden, but you get to see all kinds of cool things that just aren’t possible in the warmer months, like this waterfall fringed by ice in the Japanese Garden. I love that even though the waterfall was running freely, that didn’t stop the ice from building up around the edges!

Spring in the Japanese Garden

Yesterday morning, we took a walk around the Missouri Botanical Garden. It does’t matter how many times we visit the Japanese Garden in the spring…I’m always stunned by its beauty!

Spring in the Japanese Garden

I love every part of the Missouri Botanical Garden, but there is something extra special about the Japanese Garden. It is beautiful in every season, because it was so well-planned, but seeing all of the colors in the spring…I will never grow tired of it!