I loaded my Prius with three friends from here at Vantage House and we went into Washington DC to visit one of the 15 most beautiful gardens in this area. This one was at the Franciscan Monastery. Here are the garden photos to enjoy. The tour of the sanctuary and catacombs will come in another posting.
Lots of statues of St. Francis of Assisi.
We missed the rose display by a week or more.
In the shade gardens.
Here's the sanctuary.
...WOW, what a gorgeous garden. Thanks for taking me along.
ReplyDeleteIn each country Franciscan gardens are fantastic, Love from sunny and stormy Europe
ReplyDeleteLovely gardens Marcia.
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Too bad you missed the roses but there was still plenty of beauty to enjoy. I'm a big fan of St Francis so I enjoyed seeing how him in the gardens. Beautiful mosaic ceiling, too. Looks like a fun day out.
ReplyDeletejust amazing. i am always so shocked at the work it must take to keep similar gardens looking so lovely ... i enjoy all the blooms. so lovely. have a happy 4th. ( :
ReplyDeleteShalom Marcia. Wow, so this is the "Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America"? The name is almost as long as that really long cloister walk. An American friend just did a silent retreat there and sent me pictures of her hermitage; but I've never seen the rest of the buildings or the garden, so thank you for sharing your nice photos.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a place you could spend some time in
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I can't wait to see the other gardens. Thanks for the visit.
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