Two years ago, Ross was looking for a house -- and I became very familiar with Davenport, Iowa real estate. I was surprised to learn that Davenport has 33 public parks. 33!!
And, the classy VanderVeer Park -- 50 acres in the middle of the city -- is simply stunning....
From Wikipedia...
In 1885 the city of Davenport acquired the property that had been the Scott County Fairgrounds. It is a significant example of landscape planning, and of the civic improvements that were being made by the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Five years after the land was purchased and improved it was named Central Park after New York City's park of the same name. Like its namesake it featured naturalistic landscaping, a glasshouse, floral gardens, a large pond, picnic pavilion, and a picturesque bridge.
Central Park was the first major park established by the City of Davenport. This elegant, immaculate park was renamed Vander Veer after an early Davenport park commissioner in 1911.
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| On this unusually warm March Saturday -- we went into the Conservatory. |
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| And I had NO IDEA this beautiful botanical oasis existed... |
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| SO MANY flowers were in full bloom!! |
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| My spirit flower!! |
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| Ross met us at the park...there were fountains, |
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| And a stone windmill!! |
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| It was such an unexpected, fragrant, beautiful way to spend an afternoon with the kids... |
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