Today I drove across town in crazy heavy rain to explore Hudson Gardens in Littleton, Colorado. I was nervous I was wasting my time because the rain was rotating between crazy heavy to just a drizzle. Either way I had my umbrella, my camera, and an hour to spare, so I was going!
Hudson Gardens is a garden and event center with 30 different gardens or attractions. Admittance is free or you can plan an education trip. You can also hold your events or ceremonies there, as well. My day just consisted of being the only non-employee, on a rainy day, wandering through the gardens.
The first thing you see is a cute circular water lily pond. Even now I don't know if those huge lily pads are real or not. Close up they looked real, but in the photo they look fake.
The Rose Garden is a raised garden with a fountain and pond in the middle that you enter through arbors. I really liked it. I'm not a big rose person, but I still wanted a picture of me standing under the arbor!
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| Most walkways are lined with beautiful flower beds. |
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| Just a bench in a clearing. Makes me want to have a seat. |
It was peaceful to wander around on my own and explore all the different areas.
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| View from off a ledge. |
I found a fun little train village with working trains that run multiple times a day.
Hudson Gardens has a bit more than just decorative gardens, they also have a few practical ones meant to just grow. There's a few flower gardens, a pumpkin patch, and things like that.
It was worth getting a little wet and muddy to get some pictures of water covered flowers.
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| These are beehives. I kept my distance. |
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| I LOVE all the benches everywhere. Makes me want to bring a book and picnic with me next time. |
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| Rainy Day |
One of my favorite places I actually didn't even get to, but only took pictures of from across the water. But it was a gorgeous little island.
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| Lovely place for a ceremony with my favorite island in the background. |
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| Looking through a weeping willow. |
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| I like that you can see the row of drips in the water from the trees above. |
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| I found fall there. |
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| Crazy, peeling, tree. |
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| This was called the plant zoo. |
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| Following the winding, muddy, roads. |
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| There were a lot of mini paths like this that I wanted to follow. Next time when it's a sunny day. |
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| If it weren't for the clouds, you'd see the mountains in this shot. |
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| If you love bridges like I do, this place will be amazing. |
I really enjoyed myself at Hudson Gardens. Here are some good things about the place:
- It was free to go in.
- There are maps everywhere so you don't get lost.
- There are information booths by most gardens so you can learn more if that's why you went.
- It was very kept up with.
- There are more than a billion places to take photos that would look amazing.
- It's open every day of the year.
- There's a picnic area towards the back with tables set up.
- There's trash cans and water coolers set up around for your convenience.
Here are just a few downsides:
- The sprinklers go full circle, so if you're close to one you're going to get hit.
- There's not anything for kids to entertain them so don't drag them along.
Hudson Gardens is located in Littleton, Colorado, off Santa Fe and very close to main street.
6115 South Santa Fe Drive Littleton, CO 80120
I don't feel like giving it a star rating, or anything, because it's a great place to go if there's a purpose. I definitely want to go back to take pictures and see the different seasons, but it's not an entertainment attraction because it doesn't really change. If you're only visiting in town, it might not be worth it. If you live in the area you should definitely go! It's free and always open so there's no reason to not go.
