UC DAVIS ARBORETUM

Who would have thought that just 28 miles from our house & a mere 15 miles from downtown Sacramento, the University of California at Davis would have a huge arboretum winding through the campus?

Lou did his online homework researching the 3-1/2 miles of trails along a creek, through groves of redwood, oak & acacia trees & various flower gardens. Even though it is still February, we decided to check it out yesterday to see some of the early spring blossoms. It didn't disappoint.

If I didn't know better I'd swear this trail through the redwoods was way up along the northern California coast not a few miles from the city of Sacramento.

The bark on these redwoods has an interesting texture.

The California Redbud was just beginning to sprout. It should be amazing in another few weeks.

We decided to come back again in March or April since many of the plants aren't yet in full bloom. There were quite a few plants beginning to blossom but my guess is that it will be spectactular in late spring or early summer!

Not sure if these were cherry, plum or apricot blossoms forming - all three are in the park.

The acacia was gorgeous with its bright yellow puffy blooms!

One of the paths along the creek that will be shady once the trees leaf out.

I have such fun looking for interesting photos & there were plenty of opportunities/

We saw several birds but this egret was the only one who stayed still for a picture.

This is one of my favorite pix with the different varieties of grasses.

Several types of flowers were already blooming in the White Garden among others. It surrounds a wooden gazebo & looked like it had a hundred different types of only white flowering plants. I'll bet it is beautiful in late spring! White flowers always amaze me with their intricate simplicity.

These little clusters of white flowers were already popping out in February.

This looked like some sort of daisy but didn't have a yellow center.

We talked about being in awe of all the varieties of flowers there are in the world.