San Antonio Botanical Gardens

Today, my boyfriend took me to the Botanical Gardens in San Antonio. The weather turned out to be perfect for such an activity, even though it started off gray and gloomy. I wanted to go there because Elizabeth had mentioned the carnivorous plants they have there, but we didn't see them.

We went through the garden for the blind and the Japanese gardens first. The garden for the blind was really interesting and had lots of familiar plants labeled. I'd love to be able to recognize some of them if I ever encountered them. The Japanese garden was incredibly peaceful. I'd love to have one of my own someday, just as a silent retreat.

A large portion of the "gardens" was a conservatory. They had plants that belong in various environmental settings in their own little greenhouses. I much prefer the naturalness of the outdoor gardens.

We went on and soon came to the vegetable garden (probably a lot like the San Marcos Community Garden) with rows and rows of different plants. I want to have a small garden of my own someday with carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, and maybe a few herbs, too. Apparently herbs are very easy to grow. I'll have a lot to learn no matter what I try to grow!

Altogether, the San Antonio Botanical Gardens were beautiful and a pleasant retreat from the city life. Hopefully if we go back again, the plants will actually be in bloom!