On Sunday May 4th, we travelled 45 miles north of home to Humble, TX where the Mercer Arboretum resides. It's a Harris county park and is free admission. We had a great time, but we arboretum is smaller than the online map makes it out to be. Enjoy the pictures of the flowers.
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Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Garden Entrance Sign |
Megan |
Daddy and Megan |
Map of the Park |
Sweet Aylssum |
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Petunia |
Mommy and Megan next to small koi pond |
Mommy and Megan next to the Cypress Creek |
Crinum Lily |
Crinum Lily |
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Drained Lily Pond and Japanese Tea House |
Megan and Julie infront of a stand of Bamboo |
Bamboo |
Megan and Mommy on a Trail Bridge |
Endangered Species Garden Sign |
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Cardinal |
Squirrel |
Lily Pads on the Woodland Pond |
Lily Pads on the Woodland Pond |
Turtle in the Woodland Pond |
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Century Plant |
Century Plant |
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small purple flowers |
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Spider |
Giant Snowflake - Amaryllis |
Spider |
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Amaryllis |
Amaryllis |
Yellow cassia(?) popcorn shaped flowers |
Strawberry Firetails |
Strawberry Firetails |
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Cape Leadwort |
Orange flowers |
Day Lily |
Day Lily |
Day Lily |
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Bee and Orange flower |
Bee and Orange flower |
Bee and Orange flower |
Rose |
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Day Lily Garden |
Megan and Mommy on a bench |
Megan Waving |
Day Lily Garden |
Megan Standing |
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Butterfly Sign |
Nectar Plant Sign |
Lily and Ginger |
Old Man Palm |
Hidden Ginger Leaf |
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Hidden Ginger |
China Pink |
Shade Bog Garden |
Family at Mercer Arboretum |
Megan on Mommy's shoulders |
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Family at the entrance to the Prehistoric Garden at the Mercer Arboretum |
Prehistoric Garden Entrance |
Japanese Plum Yew |
Petunia |
Petunia |
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