A Visit to the Gardens

Who says conservatives can't be green? I paid a visit to the Missouri Botanical Gardens over the weekend. Admittance is free Saturday mornings to residents of the city and, given my pecuniary state as a recovering grad-student, admission issued gratis is always a most welcome offer. The trip was amazing. Featured here are lush acres of gardens set to various themes: Chinese, Japanese, Victorian, a "Plants of the Bible" exhibit, a tropical and Mediterranean arboretum, etc. The meticulously kept gardens are vast and almost prelapsarian in the utter tranquility they provide visitors. They offer a serene escape from the hubbub of a frenetic city.