Access Asheville: Biltmore and Waterfalls

Today we spent the morning walking through the gardens of the Biltmore. I really just don't need any words to describe it. Don't bother with this post if you don't love flowers, texture, arranging and just absolute plant decadence.

I was especially feeling green in the Conservatory. Love the many layers and heights of the plants. I was in awe at the color combinations as well.

This is the Imperial Bromeliad I caught in bloom! This 50 year old plant blooms once in its life and then dies. This entire plant will be dead in a few weeks.

A train and buildings made completely of natural materials found on the grounds wound throughout the entire Conservatory.

The orchid room!

Love the draping tradescantia!

Here the height and sparse arrangement of color looks so simple but it's always so much harder than it appears isn't it?

Then they go and do this with all this pink! and it works - of course.

These rolling carts make arranging in a green house easy to play around with as well as something kids or people in a wheelchair can do.

The wire and posts allows for vertical gardens behind the bushes.

Fun wind chimes kids could make.

Book I want

another one

and another one

and another one

Think she is about over this tour

great use of pallets

I wonder if people ever use the winery wheelchairs without the appropriate credentials?

cute bamboo trellis

Love these colorful bromeliads

It's hard to even know where to put your eyes and I love it

Love this edge

The vertical lines work so well here

My dream succulent room

Tillandsia (air plants)

Peeking into the tables - most plants are in pots.

The Rose Garden

Speaking with the gardener I learned that just in the Walled Garden alone they spend 60,000 in plants 4 times a year.

And a short tour of Looking Glass Falls before dropping a few forgotten items of with Koestler at Illahee in Brevard.