New Blooms at the Trial Gardens

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Over the weekend, we had our good friends in town from Chicago and wanted to give them a tour of our lovely neighborhood in Southwest Minneapolis.  After stopping at my favorite coffee shop Patisserie 46 to get a cup of mi gasolina we headed towards the Rose and Trial Gardens near Lake Harriet.

I had been there about a month ago to see the explosion of early spring perennials (for this post, click here) and was amazed to see the next late Spring blooms.  Of course I had to go a little crazy and snap away!  There were peonies in all hues of reds, pinks and whites and lots of other interesting perennials.  The roses have yet to come out.  I’m sure I’ll be back in a week or two to take photos of them.

In the meantime, follow me through the Trial Gardens for a look at the new blooms! (If you are tired of my flowers posts then this one isn’t for you!). 

Stay tuned…I’m back to finishing up my Spain series soon with the next stop being Granada! 

19 thoughts on “New Blooms at the Trial Gardens”

    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks! My coffee descriptor came about when I spent a week studying spanish in Guatemala. My teacher came up with the term and it really stuck! 🙂

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks Madhu! Glad you enjoyed!:) nicole

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you so much Renee! My dad told me he is “tired” of all my flowers and cloud! Ha. I am a bit obsessed with them so I’m glad readers also enjoy them! 🙂 Nicole

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  4. Gosh, these flower photos are gorgeous. Glad you had a good weekend, my friend.
    Hugs,
    Kathy

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  5. loca4motion – Phuket, Thailand – Travel feeds my soul. The kick of living in foreign cultures keeps me awake. Photography, writing and the great outdoors are my passions.
    loca4motion on said:

    Looks like summer has arrived! Beautiful photos Nicole!

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  6. Arindam – I am a Computer Engineer. I just needed a platform to share something, which I like to do other than Engineering.
    Arindam on said:

    Beautiful pictures.

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you!

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  7. I too love taking pictures of flowers, although I am not a gardner nor partial to floral patterns. Something about them in photos though… lovely!

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you! I seem to be unable to stop! :)Nicole

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      • ME TOO! The colours and different kinds, then the light or the dew… pretty much every picture turns out awesome!

      • When I was stuck on the Photo Challenge TODAY I took inspiration from you and I posted a picture of a lovely bloom… it was 2 colours in 1. Here is the link if you want to see it. Sorry I am horrible with floral names maybe you can help me out 😉
        http://canadiantravelbugs.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/weekly-photo-challenge-today/

      • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
        thirdeyemom on said:

        Wonderful! I subscribe to your blog but am slower at reading my long list of posts thus thanks for the heads up. The flower is gorgeous but can’t remember the exact name either! Great job and glad you were inspired! 🙂 Nicole

      • Thanks for the inspiration!

  8. Love your photos of the peonies. They are one of my favorites! I’ll be interested in seeing the roses too. Hmmm…I think I need more ‘gasolina’ now! 🙂

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks! I’ll get back and capture the roses soon! Bed for me, no more gasolina tonight! Now I need a term for my wine! 🙂

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