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Syringa reticulata is a species of Lilac, native to eastern Asia.
The Los Angeles County Arboretum
The Los Angeles County Arboretum
The Los Angeles County Arboretum
The Los Angeles County Arboretum
The Los Angeles County Arboretum
The Los Angeles County Arboretum
The Los Angeles County Arboretum
West Side of the Morton Arboretum
Near Parking 23
Lisle, Illinois Near 41.818910, -88.083385
October 27, 2021
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Autumn memories from Westonbirt to brighten a dull winter day. Silk Wood. Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Near Thornhill
Morton Arboretum
Lisle, Illinois 41.821513, -88.078979
October 29, 2024
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This mature Japanese Acer (Acer amoenum) looks spectacular in its autumn colours, with a transparent sail-like red canopy. Silk Wood. Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Explored 04.11.2024
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Autumn colours at Westonbirt. The Old Arboretum. Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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A seasonal show of colours by the Full Moon Maple (Acer japonicum). It was a drizzly afternoon but well worth the visit as wet weather brought out the best of seasonal colours. The Old Arboretum; Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Looking along the causeway of the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau towards some of its parkland, in the village / small town of Azay-le-Rideau (the département of Indre-et-Loire, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central France), on a mostly clear afternoon in mid-October.
While broadly considered part of the "Loire Valley" or Val de Loire, Azay-le-Rideau actually lies along the River Indre, which is a tributary of the Loire itself. The château, a small gem of the Renaissance period, is surrounded by the Indre, which forms a natural moat, as well as a garden and parkland. The current château was primarily built between 1518 and 1527 while owned by Gilles Berthelot, a royal official and mayor of nearby Tours, on the site of a former, mostly destroyed medieval fortified castle (château-fort) of Ridel (or Rideau) d'Azay, who had held the land in the late 12th century. The fact that the surviving structure was built within a fairly short period helps to account for its unified architectural style. designed for elegance and expression of status rather than for defence. It has been owned by the French State since 1905.
Information from the website of the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau and Wikipedia, both consulted 29 July 2017, as well as from the Michelin Châteaux of the Loire Green Guide (Watford, Herts., UK: Michelin Travel Partner, 2015 printing).
When we visited in 2016, it was undergoing extensive renovation, an ongoing project since 2015; therefore, it was partly closed off and covered in scaffolding and drapes. Fortunately, my husband has long been fascinated by European scaffolding, and the situation reduced the number of other visitors, so we enjoyed our visit!
[Azay-le-Rideau château causeway trees autumn 2016 oct 10 f; DSCF0314]