The University of Kentucky Arboretum is home to a sculpture commemorating the Comair Flight 5191 crash victims. A 17-foot tall sculpture of 49 stylized silver bird figures sweeps heavenward in a rush of energy and movement: the number of birds corresponds to the 49 souls lost in the Flight 5191 tragedy.
Flight 5191 Memorial Plaque
Flight 5191 Memorial
Flight 5191 Memorial Other Side
“Spirit Rising,” a sculpture by Davis Caudill, is an acknowledgment and deepest thanks to the friends of the University of Kentucky Arboretum Founders whose vision became the beauty surrounding the visitors
Spirit Rising Plaque
Spirit Rising
Other Side of Spirit Rising
The University of Kentucky Arboretum in Lexington was landscaped well, and there is a pond with greenery, sky, and cloud reflections.
Reflections on the Pond
Colorfully designed ceramic horses, the famous feature of the state, in the Kentucky Children’s Garden at the University of Kentucky Arboretum attract children.
A Colorful Horse
A Colorful Horse Hidden Behind Goldenrods
The Kentucky Children’s Garden at the University of Kentucky Arboretum features child-sized representations of Kentucky’s landscapes (natural and man-made, past and present) and themed sections such as butterfly, vegetable, and transportation gardens. Here is a colorful entrance.
A Colorful Welcome
A greenery walkway leads one to the University of Kentucky Arboretum landscape with flowers.
A Walkway of Greenery
A Colorful Setting
Colorful hydrangeas at The University Of Kentucky Arboretum in Lexington, Kentucky.
Flowers with Color
Cultivated in Britain and part of the popular and profusely blooming Swan Series, Anemone x ‘Dainty Swan’ produces large, two-toned blossoms of white tinged with purple-pink on the reverse side and golden yellow centers, which appear in June and continue into October. Here are some at the University of Kentucky Arboretum, Lexington, Kentucky.
Dainty Flowers
Dainty Flowers Closeup
The Kentucky state flower is the Goldenrod. The tall and spindly plant thrives in many conditions and soil types. The flower has green and prominent yellow foliage that actively blossoms in the summer. Here is an image of the flowers at the Arboretum.
Goldenrods at the Arboretum
The Arboretum is a 100-acre public garden located on the campus of the University of Kentucky in the heart of Lexington, Kentucky. They aim to showcase Kentucky landscapes and serve as a resource center for environmental and horticultural education, research, and conservation.
We will post images of flowers and exhibits in the garden.
Arboretum in Lexington
A Flowery Landscape
We end the series of images from J C Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, North Carolina with a photo of Pink Crinum Lily. This vigorous hybrid Crinum lily is perennial, blooming in summer with large, fragrant lily shaped flowers.
Pink Crinum Lily
Disanthus cercidifolius is a medium-sized deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall and wide. It is noted for its heart-shaped leaves which turn to shades of red, purple and yellow in autumn, but saw them in April at J C Raulston Arboretum.
Leaf Colors Variety
Captured a rose plant against clouds in the blue sky at J C Raulston Arboretum
Rose Plant Against the Sky Clouds
The Japanese garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum is a a cozy little corner of the garden tucked between the Lath House and Asian Valley that is always a favorite among visitors. The feeling of peace and serenity that pervades this garden is immediately recognizable as soon as one enters.
Japanese Garden Entrance
Known as the “Air Bee & Bee,” this bee hotel provides a safe spot for a variety of bees. This piece was designed and built by volunteers of the J C Raulston Arboretum and creates a conversation of the importance of bees and their pollination.
Bee Hotel
The J C Raulston Arboretum has dazzling flowers that cover over 100 roses of both old and new cultivars in the Finley-Nottingham Rose Garden. There are hybrid teas, floribundas, and shrub roses of all colors.
Red Roses
Contrasting Flower Colors
The blend of flowering plants and grass type elements add to the variety of landscape at J C Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina
Flowers and Grass
Water features like this one add serenity to the gardens at J C Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Flowing Water
The J C Raulston Arboretum gardens include several water features such as a large wall fountain outside the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center to greet visitors.
Water Feature Display
Water Feature between Rock and Greenery
Water Feature
The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with one of the largest and most diverse collections of landscape plants adapted for landscape use in the Southeast.
Here is an image of flowers midst greenery with a blue sky in the background.
Flowers Against Greenery and Blue Sky