I didn’t have to rush to Santa Rosa and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens were just a mile down the road so I decided to stop in. Took a bunch of photos (of course)
The gardens have four miles of trails and cover 47 acres of land. It was a nice place to stop and take a nice walk / hike. There are sculptures interspersed throughout and a bunch of different areas (e.g., Rose garden, Dahlia garden, Heath and Heather collection, etc)
http://www.gardenbythesea.org
This trail led to the coastal trail
A faery circle!
Really beautiful!
Of course Kenn wanted a photo of himself!
See the mushroom sculpture?
In the Dahlia Garden
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a rhododendron with so many different colors!
Cute little garden shed
They have gates up to keep deer out of certain areas
Heath and heather collection
I decided to have lunch – clam chowder which was really good! This is where I sat. Cute little area!
After spending some time at the gardens it was time to head to Santa Rosa. Talk soon!