Sunday Morning

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Savoring Sixty and Beyond

St. Patrick’s Day was such a crisp, beautiful morning M. and I decided to visit nearby Gibbs Gardens. (Take a look!) fullsizeoutput_245b These gorgeous gardens are located on a privately owned 300-acre estate and the Gibbs family has developed more than 220 acres of gardens. On this property there are 24 ponds, 32 bridge crossings and 19 waterfalls. The grounds include Japanese Gardens (one of the largest in the nation~ over 40 acres), Water Lily Gardens (140 varieties), and 20+ million daffodils. These flowers are the season opening spectacle dedicated to his mother, Margaret Anderson Gibbs ~ fifty acres of hillsides carpeted by millions of daffodils.

The serenity of nature and strolling along the paths are so peaceful and calming.

According to Explore Georgia, “Jim Gibbs traveled for 15 years covering the nation and the world viewing gardens of every style and decided that he wanted to design and build a world class garden. He spent six years looking for a suitable site with a strong source of water and beautiful mature trees covering a rolling topography.”

Jim and his family have lived on and have been developing the estate since 1987. M. could not resist having a little fun with the many sculptures you see around the gardens. fullsizeoutput_246b The gardens are just now starting to come to life and I cannot wait to see all the surprises of nature throughout the seasons this year!

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32 thoughts on “Sunday Morning”

Kate Crimmins on March 17, 2019 at 5:11 pm said:

Weather-wise you are ahead of us. It’s wonderful to see anything bloom!

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 17, 2019 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  It really is nice to see all the beauty of the plants, I agree. Thanks for taking a look!
  
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Donna Cameron on March 17, 2019 at 7:15 pm said:

Spring is very late in coming to the Pacific Northwest–still no signs of flowers or trees in bud. But, it’s coming–hoping it will be as lush as these photos. Thanks for sharing.

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 6:29 am said:
  
  Thanks for taking a minute to read my post! Spring is my second favorite season of the year!
  
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Anne Mehrling on March 17, 2019 at 8:11 pm said:

This place is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your visit there.

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 6:29 am said:
  
  Thanks so much for reading the post!
  
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Tea With Jennifer on March 17, 2019 at 8:15 pm said:

What a beautiful walk in the garden! Thank you for sharing that with us. We are in our autumn here in Australia now 😀 so it’s raining.
Blessings,
Jennifer

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 6:30 am said:
  
  Thanks for coming along! Have a wonderful week!
  
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Ron Walker on March 17, 2019 at 8:31 pm said:

Our area hasn’t decided if it is Spring or still Winter. That is a lovely place, thanks for sharing it with me in pictures.

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 6:31 am said:
  
  Thank you for taking a minute to read the post. It really is a lovely place!
  
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Darlene on March 18, 2019 at 8:09 am said:

What a beautiful park to spend some time in!!

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 8:12 am said:
  
  It really is a lovely place! Thanks for reading!
  
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Mary Kalpos on March 18, 2019 at 8:30 am said:

It is such a beautiful place. Nature never disappoints us, no matter what the season.

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 8:42 am said:
  
  I totally agree!! Thanks for taking a look at my post!
  
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willowdot21 on March 18, 2019 at 2:56 pm said:

Such a lovely trip around the gardens, thank you for including us 💜

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 5:27 pm said:
  
  Thank you for taking a look at my post!
  
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  - willowdot21 on March 18, 2019 at 6:11 pm said:
    
    It was lovely 💜
    
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Michelle on March 18, 2019 at 3:09 pm said:

It’s beautiful! It looks so peaceful. I love all of the colors!

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you for reading my post!
  
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lunalyon on March 18, 2019 at 4:21 pm said:

Thank you for posting this! I live in Tennessee, so this is not far from me.

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 18, 2019 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  You should plan a visit! Thanks so much for reading the post!
  
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Laurie on March 18, 2019 at 7:22 pm said:

Oh, those gorgeous daffodils and tulips! we are not quite there yet in southeastern PA. Maybe 2 weeks or so!

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 19, 2019 at 5:09 am said:
  
  Thanks for reading and glad you like the photos!
  
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Debbie Harris on March 19, 2019 at 12:37 am said:

Lovely shots of spring for you! We’re heading into autumn but the weather is still beautiful! Visiting from #senisal

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 19, 2019 at 5:10 am said:
  
  Thank you! Autumn is my favorite season of colors and Spring my second favorite season of colors!
  
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  - Debbie Harris on March 19, 2019 at 6:59 pm said:
    
    Yes autumn colours are my favourites too.
    
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Stevie Turner on March 19, 2019 at 6:26 am said:

What a lovely place! Thanks for sharing.

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 19, 2019 at 7:34 am said:
  
  Thank you for taking a look at my post!
  
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Cheryl on March 19, 2019 at 3:59 pm said:

What beautiful gardens! I love the colours and variety of the plants and flowers there. And, your spring is a lot more advanced than mine! Here (Moscow, Russia), the tulips are just starting to push up through the soil – so we’ve still got a while to go before any colourful shows. Visiting from Esme’s Salon and pinned. 🙂

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on March 19, 2019 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  So nice that spring is almost here isn’t it? Thank you very much for visiting!
  
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Cynthia Reyes on April 14, 2019 at 2:25 pm said:

This is so very lovely. Thanks for sharing. Assuming the sculptures were made from stone, please tell M. he doesn’t look “stoned” (Then again…)

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- Savoring Sixty and Beyond on April 15, 2019 at 11:15 am said:
  
  LOL!! Thanks for reading, your response made me laugh out loud!
  
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