Garvan Woodland Gardens

We finally we made it to Garvan Woodland Gardens today, which is in Hot Springs. We thought today would be the best day since there was only a 20% chance of rain (at least that what the forecast said last night; we forgot to check it this morning) plus Robbie took off work. Not too far outta Little Rock it started pouring down rain and never stopped until we almost got to the gardens. We took a detour to Malvern (where Robbie lived when he was a little boy) to take a walk down memory lane and buy some time.

It was so cold but at least the rain had stopped; or so we thought. Needless to say we saw some of the gardens (the "Asian" inspired-botanical side and didn't get to see the flowers, which I was super excited about. Oh well,,maybe next time. The lady in the gift shop gave us a free one day pass to come back when the weather is more predictable--like that ever happens in Arkansas!

On our way to the car, we stopped by to admire the Anthony Chapel that includes "50-foot-tall glass walls and oversized skylights open to the surrounding woodlands..."it really is a magnificent sight. I know several couples that have been married here and I can totally understand why. I can hardly put into words what beauty we saw today and we didn't even see half of it. Visit www.garvangardens.org to find out more.