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View of Mt. Pisgah
from Rampe Douce at arrival |
View from South Terrace |
Iris in the Italian Garden |
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The Shrub Garden |
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| Wisteria below the South Terrace |
Purple Leaf European Beech
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' |
Blue flowers (unidentified) above
the beech tree |
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| Tree Peony ~ Paeonia Yagumo |
Tree Peony ~ Paeonia Kinkahu |
Pink flowers (unidentified) |
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| Flame azalea |
White azalea |
Hiryu azalea ~ Rhododendron obtusum |
| The Walled Garden |
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New plantings
Chairs in background for a wedding |
Plant sculpture ~ some of the plants
are edible |
New plantings |
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| The only roses blooming in rose garden |
Crow in the rose garden |
Iris |
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| Japanese maples |
Pink flowers along the path |
Wisteria |
| The Azalea Garden |
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| This row is rhododendron. |
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| The Conservatory |
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| Large begonia at an entrance |
Begonia |
Large begonia, lillies & other plants |
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| Lillies |
Small purple orchid |
White orchid |
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| Unusual varieties of orchids |
Pink orchids |
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| Pink orchid |
Unusual purple orchid |
Red lillies |
| End of the Day |
There were at least two and maybe three weddings being set up while we were visiting,
plus another bride who was having photos made on the South Terrace. The bridesmainds for the front lawn wedding were all wearing grey chiffon & the maid of honor a blue satin dress. |
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| Wedding set up in front of house |
Reception tent at entrance to Italian Garden |
Preparing for the receiption |
| This was the first time we've left late enough that there were no visitors at the front entrance (other than the wedding party). |
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| Front entrance |
Doorbell (one on each side of entrance) |
House from Rampe Douce |
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| Fountains on the Rampe Douce |
Pisgah from Rampe Douce |
Pisgah from trail back to parking lot |
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| Dogwoods in woods at parking lot |
Pink azalea & flame azalea
beside parking lot |
Rhododendron along the exit road |
