longwood

A couple weeks ago I enjoyed a day off at Longwood Gardens.

I went with my good friend, Jessica.

I was so fun to wander all around the festive grounds with Jess because she knows a lot more about plants than I do and she helped me appreciate them more.  I didn't even know what paper whites were, but now I'm totally going to grow some next Christmas.

I was amazed by all the details.  Every room in the conservatory had holiday details.

There were Christmas trees galore inside.

I especially liked the one composed of cacti and silver plants  .  .  . 

The parsley tree (parsley!!!)  .  .  . 

and the giant herbal wreath (so fragrant).

The decor continued outside.  My favs were the natural decor tree (loved the dried oranges because it reminded me of a tree my mom did when I was a little kid) .  .  . 

the giant gourd tree  .  .  .  

The pinecone tree (in one of the tree houses--they were all decorated).

And since I was kid-free that day I was able to explore parts of the grounds that I never been to such as this back field.  Lovely, just lovely.

I loved the green grass path cutting through a big brown field.