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Garden in the Woods

Today I went to Garden in the Woods, a very nice park in the midst of suburban Framingham. There’s a meandering trail around the garden, with all the various plants (mostly native to New England and North America) neatly labeled for visitors. Unlike most typical gardens, Garden in the Woods has a very natural, wild feel to it.

This is an Umbrella Tree, if I remember correctly.

An umbrella tree

The sun shining through the tops of the trees

There were lots of dragonflies flitting about, mostly around the lily pond and the marshy area.

A big yellow dragonfly

A tree by a small meadow

According to the sign, these are Yellow Pitcher Plants, which are carnivorous plants. Too bad they didn’t trap more insects, because I was being eaten alive by mosquitos.

Yellow pitcher plants

A little orange flower

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2 Responses to “Garden in the Woods”

  1. Stacy Says:
    July 5th, 2005 at 12:28 pm

    Funny, I went there for the fisrt time this weekend, too! I went yesterday. It was very nice and relaxing but I was hoping to see more color - more flowers. But as the garden is in the woods, maybe I was expecting too much.

  2. Jennifer Says:
    July 5th, 2005 at 12:31 pm

    Yeah, there weren’t that many flowers. Maybe it’s just this particular time of year - maybe you would find more in the spring.