Hawaii

Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens

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Okay, okay, I know that I said that I was done with orchids and flowers for a while,  but I lied.

On Sunday Tom and I went to the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens, and it’s beautiful!Entrance

 It is 17+ acres of dense tropical rain forest Rain Forest with winding pathways Pathways 2that lead down into a rather steep valley Pathways  and wind around to reveal hundreds of varieties of

 Palms

Cool Palm  Palms,

Bamboo

Bamboo,Bamboo Forest

Ginger

Ginger    More Ginger 4  Blue GingerMore Ginger 3  Spider Ginger   More Ginger,

Anthurium

Anthurium Garden 2  Purple Anthurium Peace Lily   Anthurium Garden 3,

Heliconia

Lobster Claw Heliconia Heliconia ,

Medinilla magnifica

Medinilla magnifica 2Medinilla magnifica

and, of course the

Orchid Garden Sign !!!!

More Orchids

Orchid Garden 8Orchid Garden 16  Orchid Garden 9 Orchid Garden 4

Orchid Garden 1  Orchid Garden 2  Orchid Garden 7  Orchid Garden 3 Orchid Garden 14 Orchid Garden 10Orchid Garden 12a

But wait, there’s more!

 Parrots

(they, of course, said “Aloha” to everyone who passed.)

,Parrots 2  Parrots

 a koi pond,

Koi Pond

waterfalls,

Waterfalls 2  Waterfalls

ocean views

 Anthurium Garden Views of the Ocean Blowhole 1 Blowhole 2,

and more.

TikiTrunks 2 Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens 078 Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens 079 Pink Pineapple a pink pineapple.

It was lush, lovely and a great way to spend the day.

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