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Jardin des Plantes

In July 2022, my family and I were in France for a wedding, and during the leg of the trip when we stayed in Paris, my mom and I went to a botanical garden called the Jardin des Plantes.

My mother has been doing flower arrangements since her late teens or early twenties and co-created the Flower Guild ministry for our church in 2002. Whenever I see a plant I don’t recognize or want to know more about, I can ask her. I’m still thinking of starting a podcast with my mom where we focus each episode on a certain plant and she answers my questions or tells any stories she might have about that plant. We’re perfectly situated to have a plant-themed podcast considering that her name is Fern.

Flowers are probably my favorite things to photograph, maybe because it’s difficult to take a bad picture of a flower (though I’ve definitely done it). I also love all of the variation you’ll see when you spend a lot of time looking at plants. It’s a reminder that there are so many different ways for something to be beautiful. So when I considered what my first photography post should be about, our trip to the Jardin des Plantes de Paris stood out in my mind.

I was *transfixed* by the sunflowers at the Jardin des Plantes. This variation of the common sunflower is called the Ring of Fire cultivar for the ring of red around the center of the bloom. The way the sun hit the two-toned petals was so beautiful.
This building is the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, or the Gallery of Evolution, one of five buildings in the Jardin des Plantes de Paris that make up the National Museum of Natural History.
I love the dimension dahlias have; their densely layered petals make them look so unique. I don’t think I had ever seen dahlias that looked like the red and white ones pictured here. There was a little bee who also seemed to be enjoying the dahlias 🙂

The crows had the run of the place.

They were so bold. The only ones security didn’t bother when they walked on the grass.

There were greenhouses, but we didn’t go inside — I think you had to pay for entry. Gives us something to look forward to for next time!
This tree was just breathtaking. It looks like it’s from another planet — the leaves are like ferns, and the blooms are like feathers. I think it’s called a silk tree. I’m obsessed.

Thank you for reading! And for looking at some pictures I took while I had a nice day with my mom ♡

Fara

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One response to “Jardin des Plantes”

  1. I loved the experience of being in the Jardin des Plantes de Paris. The flowers, trees and greenery were spectacular. Fara really did an outstanding job capturing the experience: the flowers Fara posted in her blog looked as if we were still in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and we could just reach out and touch the petals! I have looked at these photos multiple times and they are breathtaking. Great camera and great woman behind the camera. Well done!!!

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