Mabery Gelvin Botantical Gardens, IL








Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens
650 N Lombard St, Mahoment, IL

"The Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located within the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. Its address is just off State Route 47, one mile north of Interstate 74, in Mahomet, Illinois. It is open during daylight hours; admission is free."

hi there. A gorgeous day to walk through, this was an usual garden, because some how we ended up coming in the maintenance entrance, no clue how that happened, be it the GPS or what? Kind of funny. A section with the red bridge was being worked on ... I had to get the hubby to get the shot, he is 6'2 so the height helped. I would have had to go through the fence to get the view. I guess garden maintenance is a constant thing.  I was so lucky to capture this moth (butterfly) checking out the bloom, very cool!! Thank You for stopping by today. Hope you are well. Take Care. Be Well & Be Blessed. Beth ( ;

Comments

eileeninmd said…
Hi Beth! Beautiful views of the gardens and flowers. Love the butterfly. Enjoy your day, wishing you a great new week!
2/2/20, 6:15 AM
Jenn Jilks said…
It is comforting to see the greens! We're frozen in with white.
2/2/20, 10:03 AM
This N That said…
I would think it would be colder there.This must be an earlier visit?? Of course it is..Lovely gardens..Looks like a lovely day...Thanks for sharing..
2/2/20, 1:34 PM
Ruth Hiebert said…
Beautiful pictures. It's wonderful to see the green grass and flowers and butterfly.
2/2/20, 4:25 PM
Jenn Jilks said…
I think I know why you have so many vultures! They migrate and leave us in winter. I guess frozen meals aren't what they want!
2/5/20, 8:02 AM
William Kendall said…
What a lovely place!
2/13/20, 5:38 PM
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