Montpelier's Flowers

Montpelier has a beautiful garden that belonged to James Madison's wife, Dolly. Though it isn't the same as it was in the 1800s, the refurbished garden is quite lovely.

The layout of the garden is circular. I have never seen a garden like this. Down the middle is a path with two large bushes on either side that go on until you reach the end which is atop stairs that are guarded by two lion gargoyles.

My husband, son, and I walked along this garden and through it. The sights were breathtaking. There were gorgeous white irises along with some flowers I had never seen before. Out of those pictures, I must say that this picture is one of my favorites that I took of the garden. It was a rainy day and I just love how you can see the raindrops still on the petals of these flowers.

Like I said earlier, the white irises were simply breathtaking. There were many varieties of iris in the garden. Some were a dark purple, all white, a mix of purple and white, marroon, and light purple. Again, the white was my favorite.

Here is the picture I took of some of the white irises that you see right as you enter the garden. They will be on your left.

As you walk through the garden you will see various colors of the iris. It is quite a sight!