My coworker Jeremey DuVall wrote recently about adventuring. Specifically, he wrote about taking more microadventures: little adventures taken at little cost, that take you out of your normal routine, and can be done in your own back yard or your own small town.
I took his advice today. For my birthday, my son gave me a book on butterfly gardening with native plants, and now I’ve been bitten hard by the gardening bug. With a naked lawn — a blank slate — I decided I wanted to go find some ideas. So in the early morning, before the tailgaters were out for the big game tomorrow, I packed a water bottle, my real camera, and a Luna bar; slathered on sunscreen and donned a baseball cap; strapped on my day-pack; and I walked across town, across the Virginia Tech campus, to the University’s horticulture garden.
And boy did I find ideas. Now I want a butterfly garden, an herb garden, a woodland garden, a meadow garden, a waterfall, a pond with lily pads, and much, much more.
I would also like to identify the plant in the images below. Its fragrance drew me across the entire garden, and I want one. If you know what this is, please let me know!
I think my next microadventure might be a trip to the nursery.
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Beautiful! Those look like butterfly bushes, also known as buddleias. x
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Sounds like a lovely walk that filled you with inspiration!
Your slideshow is very effective. Nice post!
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GROW ALL THE THINGS! ❤
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I’m pretty sure the flowers are Daphne
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It’s amazing
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Daphne for sure – I had the same thing happen to me.
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The plant shown in the second photo is called Abelia grandiflora nana. 🙂
Wonderful photos!
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Could the plant with the white flowers be jasmine? It was my first thought, and some of the pictures google comes up with look like it.
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Love your photos! Also, the plant that you are asking for ID on is Abelia grandiflora x nana. 🙂
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That’s it! Thank you so much!
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Your welcome 🙂
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I think it is abélia.
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I love the idea of having micro adventures. What a wonderful idea. This is a beautiful blog and I love your pictures too. Thank you
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I love the pictures
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Lovely. The Hahn Horticulture Garden is a beautiful place.
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These pictures are so awesome, I must ask the most unwanted question, what camera did you use? 😛
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Haha! I used a Nikon d50 dslr.
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Fun! Gardening is such a great way to spend time! Currently I cannot have a *real* garden (sigh) so I am content with some potted herbs and a few flowers. My geraniums are really struggling, but I have some great herbs that I am using fresh and also drying for winter. I definitely recommend establishing an herb garden. It is well worth the time. Good luck!
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Aw this is such an amazing post and I love the photos to go with it!
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This post gained you a follower 💕
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