We did an overnight in Palo Alto (hideous traffic! Don't know how commuters do this without going postal, LOL) and stopped by the Elizabeth Gamble Public Garden. We were a little disappointed that we missed touring the Victoria house; it's only open in the mornings, 9-12 noon, Wed-Sat.

Not a large showy garden, but it makes a lovely little city park oasis!

Garden beds and bench:

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Gazebo with vegetable beds in foreground. Crops are harvested for the local food bank:

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The bloodgood Japanese maple leaves were stunning backlit by the sunshine:

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Two colors of campanula intertwined (I hope this IS campanula? I don't grow it in my own garden so am guessing):

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Blue salvia and fire-red Icelandic poppies, which were still hanging on:

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I had heard of this shrub but never seen one before. It's a chartreuse smoke tree - Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Spirit':

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Last but not least, a 6' tall rabbit topiary! My DH was very impressed:

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