Rock Garden outside The Hop

This is my first visit to the rock garden outside of the Hop. It is a chilly, rainy evening. The stones are wet, giving them a darker color. The garden is beautifully arranged, yet the fern gives it a little wildness. It feels like a nicely plated dish, with the fern adding a nice contrast of color and texture, and the red plants give the garden some "pop". I noticed that the fern varied in shades of green, wonder if how that changes in the colder months. The white flowers looked a little "too perfect", which I found out they were artificial.

The first thing that I noticed on this return to the rock garden is the color of the ferns. On my previous visit, they had this bright green glow. Now, they are saturated with patches of yellow, brown, and orange. The rocks aren't wet this time. I could better identity the various textures and colors they have. It feels like fall.