Norfolk Botanical Gardens! Les Parks - amazing man, so knowledgeable! Very glad you visited & shared this on your channel. I've been a member since childhood; such a great Botanical Garden, educational center & amazing venue for events! Sorry about the rain; visit the Enchanted Forest on your next visit. Come back often; there's so much beauty to enjoy! ❤
INCREDIBLE doesn't even touch on how amazing these gardens are! Omg!!! SOOO glad Steph & Jim were able to visit & share with us!!! Thank you so much Les!! Immediately put this on my bucket-list!!!
Living nearby I can say it really is an amazing place to spend time and there really is something special to see every day of the year. Walking through the paths filled with blooming azaleas is a special kind of mediation. My thanks to every person who has helped to make this place amazing. Glad to see you tour it.
I usually visit that garden in the winter when they decorate it with Christmas lights for the holidays. I had no idea they had a splash pad and children's Gardens.
Oh so many Crape Myrtles lined up in a row just like Jim likes 😂 The Gathering Place, although not exactly a garden, has boat tours. Technically a park but TONS of plants in Tulsa Oklahoma.
I lived in Portsmouth (right next to Norfolk) for 32 years and NEVER visited Norfolk Botanical Garden! Now I live in the western part of the state, and am wishing I could see it! Thanks for the great tour!
Good morning Jim and Stephanie! 😊 Such a beautiful place to visit! I think that it is wonderful that they have such an amazing children's garden! We need more of that. Thank you for sharing this with us!
We visited this garden several years ago. It rained during part of our visit as well! Steph did a great job of capturing the beauty of this garden despite the rain. 😊 You definitely can spend an entire day here and feel like you haven't seen everything! It would be great to see it in all four seasons.
Thanks for sharing this even in the rain. What a beautifully designed public garden, such thoughtfulness and learning the history of it was inspiring. Definitely would love to visit it.
If you and Stephanie ever come this far west ( Springfield, Mo ) I invite you on behalf of the master gardeners to come tour our Botanical gardens we have a huge botanical garden for the size of our city and our Hosta gardens belong to the American hosta garden society, the hosta is huge and stunning . We have so so many gardens and a beautiful lake with garden beds all around that including a stunning conifer garden. We also have a Japanese garden with a sister city in Japan . Come and visit us in the Ozarks ❤
Smart, beautiful garden!!! Thank you for showing this to us Jim, very refreshing and educational tour and explanations. I am pleasantly delighted to see this still exists noways!
I've visited many times. Saw cat whisker plant (orthosiphon stamineus) for the first time which (of course) does not over winter in my NJ garden. A friend brought me a plant from Florida and we would bring it in the house every fall where it would continue to bloom profusely, Alas it grew so big we had to repot it and was too large to bring in. Love Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Miss the eagles.
Beautiful gardens! I went there once while attending college at Old Dominion University in the 1990s. After seeing this video, I must go see it again. Great video.
My porch is mostly shade so I have a Cuphea in a pot, it's nowhere near that size but the hummers hit it all day. Beautiful garden, thanks for sharing!
I have been in awe of this breathtaking garden! I can only imagine how magical it is in person Thank you for sharing & educating us as well. Cheers from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 zone 5b. What a excellent guide, he was great
Thanks, neighbor, for visiting my neck of the woods and highlighting our wonderful Norfolk Botanical gardens! The tour of the Pinkhams garden was great, too.. Their nursery , Smithfield Gardens, was one of the best in the area. Sadly, we have lost so many independent nurseries in Hampton Roads area.
It's clear that you have a fan base here in the Old Dominion!! Norfolk is my parent's old stomping grounds,we were members of NBG and visited in every season. Been to many a weddi g in the beautiful formal garden. My favorite visit was the Chinese lights at night,walking that was magical. I love going in winter,the camellia collection is outstanding and it's never too cold for a walk. It's probably a good thing you went on a rainy day,because the jet noise next door would have driven you nuts😂 Did you find the observation deck on top of the berm?
Thanks for introducing us to so many gardens around the country. We are visiting Williamsburg in the fall and have added a visit here to out plans. Gorgeous!
