Sandhills Horticultural Gardens

Howdee all,

We've been having some fine weather here in NC. Tee shirt weather for a few days…  We are not in any hurry to head to Florida. We do have to be there for RV show at the end of the month. So..unless it gets to cold here..we will hang out with Sicksta and Ghetto boy a bit longer.

So..what to do on a not so warm and a bit overcast day?

Sandhill Horticultural Gardens

Sandhills is a small community college not to far from Sickstas..

This was garden art in progress..What do you think?

There are a few formal gardens.

Click here for an interactive map of the gardens..

Crape Myrtle..trees in the formal garden..

I really love the bark of the Crape Myrtle..

A nice area to sit and read…though a bit to chilly yesterday.

The formal garden was lovely from just about any angle..

Leaving the Formal gardens we then took the path to the…

Japanese Garden

Sand and Rocks..

The walk meanders thru the forest ..

A small hut..

A stone resting place…I think we will come here and sit when its warmer.

Follow the pathway..

To the bridge..

And over..

Camellia in bloom..

The path changes to asphalt..Sculptures are placed thru-out the gardens..

Camilla

The path meanders past this very cool rock statue

Called Sleeping..

I thought this was beautiful

Little boy and his treasures..

A Mayan type stone sculpture..

I liked these ruffled Camilla flowers

A bird bath..Holds reflections..

A close up of…

Daphne Odora

Beautiful gardens..any time of the year..

Birds too..We saw more Cockaded woodpeckers, Brown-headed nuthatches, Brown thrashers and lots more on our stroll thru the gardens.

I enjoyed the combination of man and nature…

We will be back~

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.  ~John Muir