Today I had the opportunity of visiting Quail Botanical Gardens in Encinitas. It was my first time visiting the gardens, but I was absolutely surprised by how much I enjoyed it! I arrived at the gardens around noon and luckily it was neither hot, nor crowded! The woman at the pay booth was really nice and gave me advice on where to start, and what to check out in the gardens.
I started in the Bamboo garden and worked my way around the area. The bamboo was definitely impressive! I have never seen that much bamboo, or that tall of bamboo, ever in my life! I tried to take some pictures of the bambo that would emphasize their heighth, but because of the noon sun ended up with some bad pictures. However, one photo did come out kind of cool looking with the sun glare on it:
Moving through the gardens, I could not help but be impressed by both the immensity and information found throughout the gardens. Not only were there a large variety of plants and flowers, but practically every plant and flower had a plaque with its name and information. Also, being able to see a variety of environments, from the Mexican Garden to the Tropical Rain Forest, and even the California Gardenscapes, was incredible!
My favorite garden was definitely the Tropical Rain Forest. I loved the waterfall there! It was very peaceful sounding. I got extremely lucky while I was photographing the waterfall though, when a butterfly landed on a fern right next to me. I was able to get a great shot of it before it flew off.
Overall, I had a lot of fun at the Quail Botanical Gardens, and it is definitely a place I want to visit again.
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