kenilworth aquatic gardens
September 1, 2008 at 3:55 pmDC, flowers, lensbaby, nature, parks
Feeling the urge to do something “naturey” with our long weekend Lori and I bravely headed into NE DC to visit the Kenilworth Aquatic Park and Gardens. I save bravely because, no way around it, you have to pass right through a fairly decrepit looking housing project to get to the parks gate and deal with about the most confusing traffic detour in the world to get to said project. Once parked and out of the car it was very much worth the minor headache. The Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is set on the Southern/Eastern banks of the Anacostia river across from the much larger National Arboretum. As the name indicates the park consists of a large swamp/marsh area with a boardwalk that reaches out into it and a series of smaller ponds which you can walk around (no fences or rails either, almost fell in trying to take a photo). It was worth the trip to see the giant lilly pads. These things were a good 6′ across. Crazy big.
I’m thinking next spring we will try to come back and visit again.
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September 1st, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I have been there and I thought the garden was well worth the problem trying to get there. Your lotus picture looked like it came from my garden. My lotus that looks like the one in your picture is a tropical form called ‘Bali Red’. You might like my Lotus:
http://togofcoralgables.com/lotus.aspx