We saw this huge U.S. Flag of Flowers along a hillside, little did I know we were going to see it up close. As it turns out, it's more visible from the street because it is so vast.
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Featuring the Ranunculus. A What?
Native to Asia Minor, it is a member of the buttercup family
of flowers commonly referred to as the Persian Buttercup. First
grown in the San Diego area by botanist Luther Gage around 1921. |
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It was so bright on the fields!
Antique Tractor Wagon Ride |
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A Ranunculas up close,
with it's tissue paper petals. |
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We had to pay extra to ride in
the tractor wagon. Well worth it! |
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| Captured this tractor at the end of the greenhouse. |
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The Artist Garden designed by
Patricia Patterson in 2002. Don
Miller maintains the colorful garden. |
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| Photo of people taking photos! |
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| Stars of the flag I mentioned above. |
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As you can see, we were too close, but perhaps you
can see the scope of how large it is. |
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Seven and I took many
many more photos. |
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Very unusual to find a patch without
a different color. |
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My theory on Van Gogh's White Iris
holds true. Our eye catches the difference. |
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From the top of the hill we could see the Pacific Ocean
and a good restaurant in the windmill. |
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There were a few workers picking
the flowers for retail sales. It
is back-bending work. |
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But mostly were tourists out on this Monday morning.
The Flower Fields keeps some of the seeds for sale, and
after the blooming season, digs up the tubers for retail
sales, lets the field rest, and reseed for the new harvest.
It takes about 5 months from seed to flower.
It takes less time to grow from the tubers. |
As if all these spectacular fields weren't enough, other gardens and fun are at the bottom of the fields.
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| A Fairy Garden |
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| Dedication to the rose garden |
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| Mary in front of the rose garden. |
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Debut
All-American Rose Selection |
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| Gardens everywhere! |
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| Crocus! |
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In the greenhouse, this
hardy Poinsettia |
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Mary is friends with the
lady this one is named for! |
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| Ohhhhh! |
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| Awwwww! |
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The sweet pea is native to Sicily and Southern Italy. It is
a climbing annual with richly colored flowers possessing
a captivating fragrance of honey and orange blossom.
My Daddy
always had a fence of Sweet Peas blooming in the spring. |
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The difference between a maze and a
labyrinth is a maze has dead ends. Yes,
this one did have lots of dead ends.
Someone passed the word to keep
turning right and we made it out! |
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| See how tall the sweet peas are? |
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| Nice path, beautiful flowers. |
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| Many colors of Sweet Peas. |
As this isn't enough, they have a colorful and safe playground for the kids!
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| Santa's Village |
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| For ages 2 - 12 |
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