Arch Bridge September

The Bartlett Arboretum is in Belle Plaine, twenty miles south of Wichita. At one time it was the only mature arboretum between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. Sumner County, Kansas. September 14, 2014.

Tulips in Snow

An April snowfall at the Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. April 14, 2014.

Cottage Path

November foliage along the cottage path at the Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. November 10, 2013.

The Arb in February

Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Kansas. February 26, 2013.

Autumn Evening Shadows

Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. November 7, 2012.

Gazebo, Tulips, and Lake

In 2012, a warmer-than-usual February and March produced the tulip blooms about three weeks early. Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Kansas. March 25, 2012

Footbridge in Autumn

Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. November 14, 2010.

Autumn Pathway

Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. November 11, 2010.

Bridal Veil Spirea

Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. April 6, 2010.

Robin's Back Yard

Robin Macy, the steward of the Bartlett Arboretum since 1998, called me at 9 am this morning, saying "this is the day to get yourself down here." Having let a previous opportunity melt away, I accepted her invitation and found this spectacular vista. Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. January 31, 2008.

Gazebo in Snow

Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas. January 31, 2008.

Dogwood and Pine

The Bartlett Arboretum is in Belle Plaine, twenty miles south of Wichita. At one time it was the only mature arboretum between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. Both the flowering pink dogwood and the towering loblolly pine are exotic species on the Kansas plains. In Belle Plaine, Sumner County, Kansas April 18, 2006.