I drove through the post-tornado wreckage to pick up a date in Forest Hills, and then we drove to the botanical gardens.
Pumpkin patch:
Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins:
Pumpkins
The outcrops were on the land before the gardens, and add variety to the landscape:
Outcrop
Rose garden:
Rose garden
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
Stone Mill:
Stone Mill
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
Bird
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
Golden Hakone Grass:
Golden Hakone Grass
Elephant Ear:
Elephant Ear
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
Mountain Fleece Flower:
Mountain Fleece Flower
Dahlia “Bishop of Llandaff”:
Dahlia “Bishop of Llandaff”
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
Angelface Summer Snapdragon:
Angelface Summer Snapdragon
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
David Austin “Falstaff” English rose:
David Austin “Falstaff” English rose
Purple Glory Bush:
Purple Glory Bush
Coleus Red Carpet:
Coleus Red Carpet
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
New York (Bronx) Botanical Gardens
Dahlia “Yvonne”:
Dahlia “Yvonne”
Chili Peppers:
Chili Peppers