Washington Oaks State Park Citrus Festival

Saturday we drove up to Washington Oaks State Park for their Citrus Festival. This park was developed after the land had been donated to the state for a park by a woman who lived there. Her home was there, and her gardens, which included many citrus trees, surrounded her home. It all became a state park with lots of hiking trails as well. So occasionally they have a citrus festival and showcase citrus.

Here is a spot for master gardeners. Pat, a friend of mine in Boone, IA, took the course to be a master gardener so she will appreciate this.

Here they cooked several recipes using citrus. After they cooked, the food was given out for samples. We didn't really try them because I'm not really fond of citrus. Too bad.

Here they had citrus plants, etc. on sale. We didn't buy anything since we don't live in a climate suitable for citrus.

Bob is watching the cooking, or is he taking a nap?

One thing we did was go for a hike with a park volunteer who led a tour later. We enjoyed her company and were lucky she offered to take us on our own private tour.

This is a blossoming peach tree. Pretty.

Here are some citrus trees. Some are oranges, some are grapefruit, or even tangerine.

These were grapefruit plants for sale.

This is the official tour of the citrus gardens.

Samples anyone?

Some of the garden areas.

The house.

The view from the house.

The inside of the house. Notice the TV.