Dow Gardens, Midland, MI

While Doug was at work, we (Rosie and Bob) visited the Dow Gardens; not far from Doug's house. The Gardens are 110 acres of beautiful horticultural displays. They were started by Herbert H. Dow, the founder of Dow Chemical.

We'll walk you through some parts of the Gardens. Here's Rosie in front of a waterfall:

The water fall is part of the stream that flows through the entire Gardens.There are many interesting bridges in the Gardens. Bob is standing on the "Red" bridge. This is followed by the "Sun" bridge. The Sun bridge reflects in the water to make a complete circle.Here's Rosie in front of some flowers and grasses plus additional flowers around the Gardens.

Rosie is standing by "Dora." Dora is "an Alden Dow stature modeled after a "Sprite" designed by Alfonso Lanelli and Frank Lloyd Wright."

Our last stop was the rose garden. We saw some interesting colored roses and enjoyed the nice display of grasses.We thoroughly enjoyed our early Fall trip to Dow Gardens, but look forward to seeing the Gardens in the Spring. We think Springtime in the Dow Gardens would be outstanding. Maybe next year!