#kenilworth aquatic gardens

[istandonsnowpiles]

From the Summer

[swordsmanbonsai]

Had an entire day without anything on my teaching schedule. Since it was finally a bit cooler, trekked over to DC to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, where everything was in bloom.

[awellrespectedcavetroll]

Views From The Anacostia: Clutch move on my part doing this on Wednesday instead of Sunday when everybody else decided to go

[mildlotus]

Samo

July '17

[usgsbiml]

The Forgetful Bee. Sorry, anthropomorphizing is fun. We are fun. Therefore we are calling this the forgetful bee. It is also a male Florilegus condignus, collected and photographed by Chelcey Nordstrom in the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington D.C. on Pickerelweed, which makes sense since it is a Pickerelweed specialist.

[schmergo]

Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in DC

[cthulhu-with-a-fez]

visited the kenilworth aquatic garden in washington dc today!! i didn't even know dc HAD an aquatic garden until i saw a little blurb on the news ticker yesterday about it and i'm super glad i went, it's GORGEOUS

[scriptflorist]

What sort of very very tiny colourful flowers and arangement can my character use for their garden. There is a pond as well so aquatic plants will work as well, and part of the garden is a steep slope.

This depends somewhat on how much shade or sun the garden is actually getting. It is something your character will have to consider when choosing their plants, especially aquatic plants are prone to sunburns in climates with harsher sunlight.

tiny plants for a pond

azolla or mosquito fern

Canadian pondweed

cardinal flower

creeping Jenny

pitcher plants

sensitive plant

water clover

water hyacinth

water lettuce

water sprite

tiny underwater pond plants

anacharis

cabomba

moneywort

tiny garden flowers

Angelina sedum

baby’s breath

bugleweed

brass buttons

common periwinkle

creeping phlox

Cretan oregano

dwarf lady fern

fairy foxglove

forget-me-not

ice plant

Kenilworth ivy

lobelia

rock cress

snow-in-summer

sweet alyssum

sweet woodruff

thyme

tufted pansy

slope plants

climbing hydrangea

creeping phlox

superstar creeper

verbena

wintercreeper

All of the above plants have tiny leaves and flowers, however some of them require a little maintenance to be actually kept short. There are also some neat foliage plants in here, but more so on the waterside of plants since those are limited to begin with.

Now there is nothing against a garden full of tiny colourful flowers, even short tiny colourful flowers, however the eye enjoys some rest with larger flowers or decorations that aren’t as intricate. When it comes to arrangements they are usually meant to form a complimentary contrast to their surroundings. A very bleak room with simple large shapes will benefit from an arrangement with lots of things going on it, and the other way around.

Furthermore, the arrangement depends on what it is. Is the entire garden the arrangement? Does your character have different containers they want to decorate with plants? Where is the arrangement located in the garden? Arrangements are planned based on available space, their placement, as well as how sun and shade the plants are getting.

– Mod Jana

Disclaimer

This blog is intended as writing advice only. This blog and its mods are not responsible for accidents, injuries or other consequences of using this advice for real world situations or in any way that said advice was not intended.

[verbal-gardening]

Best Time to Visit Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is a National Park Service site located in the northeast corner of Washington, D.C., and the Maryland state border. The gardens are home to a variety of aquatic plants, including lotus, water lilies, and a variety of grasses and reeds. The gardens are open year-round, but the best time to visit is during the summer months, when the plants are in bloom. Read the full article

[larrysland]

This month’s post is also based on photos taken at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KAG) in Washington, DC.

The first one is my drawing of a dragonfly and then there is the photo of it that I used.  

As I was walking through KAG I saw what i thought was a conch.  And when I walked around I saw that it was actually a dried up lily pad.  The flowers are beautiful.  And then there was the turtle.  The frogs moved too quick for me to get a photo fo them.   

[istandonsnowpiles]

Baby

[jferry2014]

Amelia started ice skating camp this week! We also peeped out the kenilworth aquatic gardens 🌸

[sialorsdesign]

The Beaty of the Lotus flower at the Washington Aquatic Gardens #lotusflower #botanicalinspiration #lotusbeauty #sialorsdesign (at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf2czOhOVZW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ashburnmark]

Summer solstice blessings (at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfPDJi_u80C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dvmpicsphotography]

Flowers and giant lily pads at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens near DC. As usual for me, I loved the reflection in the water. Surprisingly vivid in the color on this one.

[isitfallyall]

@ladyoldstones (and her camera) and I ventured right down the road to the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in DC this morning. It’s known for its lotus and lily ponds. Heat index was already 101 at 0930. Love finding awesome stuff in our own backyard!! I didn’t know lotus plants grow 5-6’ tall!! They were beautiful to see.