Although I don’t often check my email on my phone, as we approached Cape Cod last week, I decided to see if there was anything of interest, and indeed, there was. Anne from Artful Journey had sent me an email suggesting we stop at The Heritage Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts if we had time. Since we had a couple of hours to kill before we needed to line up for the ferry to Nantucket, we decided to explore. It was a fabulous suggestion. The gardens are beautiful and it’s just the beginning of hydrangea season there. I’m a huge fan of hydrangeas, and need to take some photos of the beautiful hydrangea tree Matt planted in our front yard last fall as well as the more traditional ones that now grace the new landscaping. Even my huge hydrangea that has failed to bloom for three years is loaded with blossoms this year.
Here’s an introductory photo from The Heritage Gardens, followed by five photos of the gorgeous hydrangeas. I have more photos from the garden that I’ll share in later posts.
In addition to the beautiful gardens, they also have a lovely outdoor cafe where we had an excellent lunch, an art gallery, a carousel, and an antique car museum. Plenty to explore on another trip. I also found two more items for the Summer Scavenger Hunt. I can’t think of a better way to have spent our time.
I’m linking this post to Sandi’s Five in Five. Take five photos in five minutes; you have until the 25th of the month to link them up to Sandi’s post, and you can check in there for more inspiration.
OH wow – what an amazing place – and the flowers are beyond gorgeous. Stunning photos.
Karen my heart missed a beat or two, seeing these beautiful photos, especially the lilac one with the bee! Hydrangeas are spectacular and I wish I had space for some in my garden. I love improntu stops, don’t you?!! Thank you for taking part in this months 5in5 – it’s lovely to hear about your visit.
Hello, Karen,
What a gorgeous hydrangeas garden you have shown us! Looks like those many flower heads are inviting you.
Hydrangeas are amazing. Some types of them are known for their ability to change color in different soils. Those colors are lovely…white,blue and purple! Have a good day. Greeting from Japan.
Fantastic close up photos. Beautiful flowers – I think I ooohhhed mostly at the pink with dark purple centre . a great 5 in 5 on the 5th.
I am so happy that you received my email at just the right time; very fortuitous! I love it there, and felt confident that you would too. As always, your photos are stunning! Thank you for the mention. Have a lovely day.
Lovely! I do like the lacy type hydrangeas. The blue one is particularly good.
Hydrangea are some of my fave flowers and tho’ they are plentiful around here, I don’t know that I’ve seen such variety. Don’t you just love serendipity when it occurs? As always, your photos are gorgeous and I suspect some will adorn a card or two down the road.
Thanks for sharing your stop over and I look forward to your return visit. Off to visit (or revisit?) your June Scavenger Hunt…seems that I missed it…or have forgotten
Cheers~
Looks like the perfect stop to find five gorgeous photos! It’s getting really hot here so all the flowers are starting to droop! 🙁
Excellent timing for a worthwhile visit – such serendipity! Beautiful photos!
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