Hokkaido University has a botanical garden right in town. It was founded in 1887 as an effort to study botany and a small arboretum was planted. Over the years the trees have grown and the gardens have filled out. The rose garden has 200 rose bushes of 20 different varieties. The micro climate must suit them as the blooms were numerous and huge.
Busy gardeners in Odori park
We are at the Botanical Gardens
Lots of planted beds
Many warning signs at the entrance, report any sick or dead birds
Don't mess with the crows
Also watch out for the murder hornets
A marshy area
Who lives here?
Large mature trees
An Asian tit
Super burl tree
The crows really like this shady spot for some self care
Many of these trees have cavities at the base
A nice row of holes
A small bridge
The rose garden
Big beautiful blooms
Lush
Water lilies
Such great colors
Iris
Rose heaven!
Yellow too
Yellow mushrooms
So many roses
This vine is not yet blooming
Blue cones
A splash of purple
Peonies
Lupins
The blooms stretch out into the diatance
Real beauties, flowers and Leslie
So perfect
Other visitor for scale
This tree has seen better days
Nice symmetry
We did not recognize this flower
Off to the Canadian rock garden
A cheeky visitor
So very cute and unperturbed by our presence
Nimble on the rocks
Looking for something to eat
Now the alpine rock garden
Smaller plants
Fuzzy balls
Mountainous plants
Low to the ground
More water but no waterbirds
A nice bridge
In a evergreen forest
Bluest of blue spruces
Another fox!
Also very cute
Irises
Blue ones too!
These are so delicate looking
Some orchids over by the greenhouse
But the greenhouse was closed for repair
