More from Discovery Gardens

Yesterday a friend and I went back to Discovery Gardens to check on the status of the flowers on the huge Prickly Pear Cactus.  We had a cold spell for two days with the night time temperatures dropping into the 30s.  We didn't find any growth changes on the cactus flowers and now wondering if the cold snap hindered further flower growth or if it's just the type tree and flowers it produces.  Maybe the flowers do not grow any fuller than what you see in the bottom illustration on the second page showing here.

While there we worked a couple sketches of other flowers that were blooming and took photos to work from later at home. 

This place is a dream place to sit and sketch.  The employees of the agricultural center love us coming out and the master gardeners and students who work the gardens are such nice friendly people.  It's one of those places that invites you to come sit or walk around.  A place one can feel safe spending time there alone.  And a place you can just relax and get lost in the beauty of nature.

KG journal and Sharpie pen