Tulip Time

I am fortunate to live in a city that values gardens and parks!  The Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City is one of my favorite places to visit.  I've shared it's conservatory at Christmas and Pumpkinville on previous posts.  Each season the gardens are more

 beautiful as the landscape matures.      

In recent years the gardens have received a major overhaul and the results have been stunning.

I love this bench under a red bud tree surrounded by coordinating colors of tulips.  

The tulips are in full bloom and before they disappear for another year I just had to make a trip downtown and share some photographs.  

The bicolors are my favorites!

I wish tulips lasted longer but with different varieties you can prolong the time you have them in the landscape.

This inspires me to plant more tulips in the fall! 

Such a lovely place to sit or take a stroll!

Hope you are enjoying some spring flowers

 in your neighborhood!

I'm linking with Susan's
 Outdoor Wednesday

More Merry Christmas

Oklahoma City has quite a light display downtown in and around the Myriad Gardens.  The city opened the conservatory for viewing of the lights at night with free admission on certain evenings. 

Sunday evening we enjoyed the strolling through the gardens and the  feeling the excitement of the season.

Christmas lights bring out the kid in me!   

Hope you are enjoying this blessed season. 

  

Merry Christmas!

It's Beginning...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Turkey Day is over and we spent the early afternoon in the yard putting up Christmas lights.  We ran out of strands (doesn't that always happen)  so will have to finish tomorrow after a trip to the store.  I refused to go to a big box store today.   Call me chicken,  but I didn't want to fight the crowds. 

Downtown Oklahoma City has come alive with the Christmas Spirit!  There is so much to do in the city this season that we thought we would take advantage of the  beautiful 70 degree afternoon.  We headed downtown to the Myriad Botanical Gardens and Conservatory before dinner. 

Located in the heart of the city the gardens now include an ice skating rink, carousel and delightful little pop up shops for holiday shoppers.  There is something for everyone! 

The Conservatory is full of tropical plants, waterfalls and butterflies.    My favorite is the centerpiece Christmas tree made of poinsettias-what could be more beautiful?

Red and pink amaryllis are blooming throughout the conservatory and I just love how beautiful they are!

A living wreath

 and more gorgeous poinsettias 
line the walkways!

My youngest son made a video of our visit...enjoy!