This was the first chance I had to get down to the zoo. It’s down in the south side of Hermann Park just under the Museum District and near Rice Village. ( So there are lots of good places to dine afterwards. )
I wouldn’t normally be talking about zoos and wild animals and strange critters on a garden blog but the grounds of the zoo are as amazing as the critters. Most of the walkways are covered in ancient live oaks. We don’t have them in New England. There are very few live oaks in The Woodlands even, but I’ve grown to love them.
There are a few topiaries at the beginning. Lots and lots of bamboo. Lots and lots of tropical plants scattered between animal exhibits and between all those wonderful live oaks. And ferns, oh the ferns! They had these enormous ferns, totally prehistoric looking. I loved them all.
For a while, while we were there it down poured as it can only do in a very warm climate. It felt like we were in a rain forest. More so than usual because of all the primate and bird noise. We had taken shelter by the tiger cage, he clearly wasn’t enjoying the rain as much as we were.
I’m sorry going through the photos today that I took as few as I did of the grounds and gardens. I’ll just have to make another trip.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Julie // Aug 10, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Isn’t Hermann park wonderful! I live in a high rise over there with my Dad.
2 herself // Aug 10, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Hermann park is wonderful. DH keeps trying to talk me into moving to a high rise near there or uptown.
We were in uptown today. It’s the first time I had a chance to see the ‘Water Wall’ behind the Williams Tower. It is very impressive.
3 Scott Head // Aug 13, 2007 at 5:21 pm
I remember going to the Houston zoo as a little kid with my grandparents, then doing painting there in my college painting courses, it is a wonderful place.
If you ever visit San Antonio, be sure to visit the zoo there, not so much for the animals, but the amazing flora. They have some incredible stands of bamboo all throughout and the place is a botanical wonder!
4 herself // Aug 13, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Thank you I will, I didn’t know there was a zoo there.
I’ve been to the River Walk and that is amazing. I wish my back yard had plants that wonderful.
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