這天和兒子全家到Davis吃過中飯後,兒子説;要不要到學校後 花園走一走? 真沒想到,一個學校竟然擁有這麼一大片紅木森林, 隨便走走也走不了,太大了。雖然很多大學都有小溪, 小湖或人工湖花園,但這兒是我見過最完善,設計優美, 含括植物繁複種類,解説清明,連小學生都看得懂的圖文説明. 很 值得一遊的地方。
佔地100英畝的UC Davis Arboretum,全面對外開放,全年全天 24 小時開放,而且是免費。適合全家同遊的植物園.
The Arboretum gardens are open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and there is no charge for admission.
UC Davis Arboretum 設計有 17 個花園,分別如下 :
Arboretum Terrace Garden and Lois Crowe Patio
Australian Collection
California Foothill Collection
Carolee Shields White Flower Garden and Gazebo
Conifer Collection
Desert Collection
East Asian Collection
Eric E. Conn Acacia Grove
Mary Wattis Brown Garden of California Native Plants
Mediterranean Collection
North Coast Collection
Peter J. Shields Oak Grove
Ruth Risdon Storer Garden
South American Collection
Southwest U.S.A. and Mexican Collection
T. Elliot Weier Redwood Grove
Warren G. Roberts Redbud Collection
精心收集分類的 17 個花園,幾乎可説是一座有生命,活的博物館.
The plants in the 17 gardens and collections of the UC Davis Arboretum represent a living museum.
開始於一條以廢品搭成的長廊,很有創意也漂亮. 迎接我們的是加州的州鳥 Blue Jay,好多美麗跳躍飛上飛下的藍鵲, 溪邊一群群全家出遊的綠頭鸭,野鸭,大雁.... 橋下涵洞的牆上,大幅鮮艷美麗圖畫或是大幅的圖解説明, 不但吸睛也讓人邊走邊學。
紅色的土,紅色的樹。參天的紅木Redwood,
粟花 ,還有很多叫不出名的,
信這樣比在教室或課本上學得還多
步道平坦且寬敞,除了行人散步,也很多自行車馳走,,孫女
説;
猜是什麼Gate?我看像是鐵片做的花或葉,一直到很接近,
看清楚...好幾百隻?四百多隻用過的鏟子搭建的半圓型拱門,
又是廢物利用,是市民把舊的鏟子
舊剷子搭成的Shovel Gateway...很特別,但不同形狀的剷子
又像不同的葉片,
我們大概才走了三分之一不到,來回就两個小時,下次真要如孫女説的要騎車,或要帶便當才能從頭走到尾。
UC Davis 這大學真的很用心,下面是他們的官網介绍
- 100 acres of beautiful gardens for active recreation or peaceful contemplation
- Documented plant collections for teaching and research
- Exhibits and demonstration plantings where visitors can learn about sustainable gardening for the Central Valley
- Guided tours and family programs led by UC Davis experts
- Plant sales with great plants for Central Valley gardens
- Volunteer
and internship
opportunities