点评:Very disappointing visit on Mother's Day. My spouse wanted to travel to the gardens and sketch some of the flowers. We joined the "Friends" online the previous day to avoid what we anticipated would be long lines. As we entered the pavilion we saw a long line and stood there for a few minutes. Only one associate was handling the large crowed. One of us went into the gift shop to check if there was an alternate entrance for members and confirmed we could go directly outside to the small kiosk where the line was much smaller. A simple sign informing patrons there was an alternative would be very smart. The associate at the kiosk was very pleasant. We entered the gardens to be greeted by a large plaza stripped of grass down to the dirt. Then we walked through--very disappointing. A relative small bed of tulips were in bloom...almost nothing else...the gardens did not appear to be cared for with grass clippings and weeds on the pathways. The small stream and waterfalls were not functioning with dirty, stagnant water sitting in pools and low spots. When looking at the "What's in Bloom" on the website we had expected to see flowering trees, forsythias, tree peonies, lilacs...we missed them if they were in bloom. Some children were fishing in one of the pools trying to scoop tadpoles--this was a highlight of our walk. Perhaps we will give the garden a try in the future...I had my camera but didn't take a single photo.
翻译:母亲节的这次参观非常令人失望。我的配偶想去花园画一些花。为了避免我们预期的长队,我们前一天在线加入了“朋友”。当我们进入展馆时,我们看到了一条长队,站在那里几分钟。只有一名员工在处理大量人群。我们中的一个人走进礼品店,查看是否有其他会员入口,并确认我们可以直接到外面的小亭子,那里的队伍要小得多。一个简单的标志告诉顾客有替代方案是非常明智的。亭子里的工作人员非常愉快。我们进入花园,迎接我们的是一个大广场,草坪被拔光了,只剩下泥土。然后我们走了过去——非常令人失望。一小片郁金香盛开……几乎没有其他东西……花园似乎没有得到照顾,小路上有草屑和杂草。小溪和瀑布没有运转,水池和低洼处积满脏兮兮的死水。当我们在网站上查看“鲜花盛开”时,我们原本以为会看到开花的树木、连翘、牡丹、丁香……如果它们正在盛开,我们就会错过它们。一些孩子在其中一个池塘里钓鱼,试图捞起蝌蚪——这是我们散步的亮点。也许我们将来会去花园试试……我带了相机,但一张照片也没拍到。