More of Botanica, the Gardens of Wichita

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(I know that I’m not supposed to photograph an even number of anything, but which of these would you cut out?) (It’s a rhetorical question, ok?)

I visited Botanica in Wichita, Kansas last week. It’s a great botanical garden.

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It’s got flower of course, trees, shrubs, lots of volunteers, shady spots, sunny spots.

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It was kind of quiet on a weekday, with school starting and everything.

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(Gaillardia, “Punch Bowl”, I always thought Gaillardia was a bad tropical disease.)

I love the flowers, I only noted a couple though. As I’ve said previously I can hardly tell a rose from an iris. Yes, I know, that is bad of me.

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Lots of sculptures both contemporary and domestic in mood and more formal.

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It had the most high tech sundial I’ve ever seen, placed in a well shaded spot of course.

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It had lots of water features. That was appreciated on a day when it was well over 100F.

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I loved the statues scattered through the gardens.

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Their new children’s garden has been open only a month. It is made for kids to climb, sit, stand, touch, feel, all that stuff. Everything except run. Why is that nobody wants kids to run anymore?

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It was fun. I talked to one of the volunteers, they miss the kids since school started. They love having the kids.

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Its very colorful and educational. They have little boxes with books that explain lots of things if the kids are interested at all.

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Check out Botanica if you are ever in Wichita, Kansas.

Check out the new Our World meme. Thanks Sandy and Sylvia for starting it.

25 thoughts on “More of Botanica, the Gardens of Wichita

  1. Lois Evensen

    What a wonderful place! It’s so wonderful to have so much for the children to enjoy. I just love the little one with the bucket beside the water. Precious!

  2. Sylvia K

    That is indeed an incredibly gorgeous place! I love all the statues, particularly of the little ones! And such wonderful flowers! Your photos are terrific! Hope your week is off to a great start!

    Sylvia

  3. Leedslass

    That’s one gorgeous place and, if I were you, I certainly wouldn’t give a fig if I photographed four, rather and three or five, water lillies. Who wants to be Mr “Do-It-By-The-Book?

  4. Impulsive Addict

    You are quite the traveler these days. This makes me a little jealous.

    I love the Gaillardia flowers the best! On my first night living in your house with Boobies, can you please make sure we have some of these on the nightstand? Kthanks.

  5. Arija

    Oh what a wonderful place and wouldn’t you just love to enter into another dimension through the mouth of that tree! A friend of mine made a fairy garden for her grandchildren but this is on a much grander scale. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

  6. Jackie

    Love all your photo’s, especially the one of the little boy with the bucket, and the tree. The waterlilies and Gaillardia’s are beautiful, who said you shouldn’t take photo’s of even numbers of anything, sounds daft to me, if you like it, snap it.

  7. Martha Z

    I like the garden art. With the flowers fading in the heat there is still something of interest.
    I have been know to break the rule of “odd numbers”. Some scene require it and yours is one of them.

  8. EG Wow

    I like All these photos, and in the first one I would cut out NO (zero) water lilies, not a one. Rules are made to be broken by people who know what they are doing, and you do.

    I absolutely love the critter with the wide-open mouth. Did you climb inside? I would have been tempted to.

  9. Denise

    This place looks wonderful. I especially enjoyed the statue of the little boy at the water’s edge, but all the photos were lovely.

  10. Barb

    Wonderful stroll through the Botanic Garden, Yogi. (And, no worries about the even # of blooming lilies – you got an odd # of the pads.)

  11. eileeninmd

    It is a beautiful place to visit. I love the waterlilies and flowers. And the childrens garden is great. I’ll bet the kiddies love it there. Wonderful photos, Yogi!

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