Saturday 28 April 2012

The Humble Administrator's Garden

One of our early outings in Suzhou was to the Humble Administrator's Garden, formerly a private garden it is the largest in the city.  Tanya, Geoff and Arlo visited this garden soon after arriving in China, but unlike the 40º day of their visit ours was a very mild mid 20ºs.

As it was only the second month of Spring many of the trees had barely begun to sprout new leaves so we decided to make a point of going again about 3 weeks later to see the difference.

There are no large expanses of lawn, flowerbeds or many of the attractions in our public gardens, but there is an abundance of trees, water, rocks and buildings.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


NOW SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE THREE WEEKS MAKES.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3 comments:

  1. can't find words for it, absolutely gorgeous! Lucky you :-) being able to stroll there

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  2. Oh my, the beauty of it all! What a difference indeed! The colours changed from subtle to brilliant!
    Your photos are magnificent. I love the sketching students, especially the close-up of the sketch pad and hand....so beautiful.
    As for Miss Arlo with Nana and Papa....truly delightful :) It's lovely to see you all enjoying each other's company in such glorious surroundings.
    Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure with us, dear Alice. xoxo

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  3. Alice,

    It's lovely to hear from you again---I'll go and put THIS one on my sidebar, since it didn't pop up as Growing Delight always did.

    No wonder you loved this trip---I was thinking that some of the vistas of all the colors and meticulously inscribed and trimmed beds of flowers look much like your own gorgeous gardens.

    And that sweet GIRL has grown so much---she was so young when we saw her last.

    Thank you SO much for dropping in at LAWN TEA---it's always great to hear from you.

    rachel

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