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Belgium, Europe, Travel · 25 July 2013

The Antwerp City Gardens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You might remember my post about saturation (cleverly called “I can’t get no saturation”) last year, where I posted a pathetic two photos of a small trip we made to the city gardens. Shame on me. So when we were in Antwerp to clean up K’s apartment last week, I decided it was time to get the camera out again and see how my beloved flowers were doing. To say that they were doing great would be an understatement. They seem to have multiplied, and so did the amount of butterflies and other creatures flying happily busy around. This year, I didn’t saturate the photos. To be honest, they’re barely touched. I’m still surprised to see how beautiful the bokeh is that my 55-300mm lens does, and how deep the depth of field is with this lens. A friend of mine got the 70-300mm as a gift to himself last week and of course he wanted to test how his telezoom lens would do compared to mine. Boys will be boys, aye! Mine’s cheaper, and with it’s larger range (245 compared to his 230) I should have more unstable images and grain when at shooting full length zoom. I’ll show you the photos we made (or at least mine, not sure if he’ll agree on getting his up on le blog) next week and then we’ll see who did best!
There are two city gardens (that I currently know about) in Antwerp. One is located at the Theaterplein (Theater Square) and the other can be found on the Leopoldstraat. They are a mere few meters apart from each other! The garden maintained near the Theater is a prairie garden. It is designed with plants that require little to no care at all and the plant beds are filled up with lava stones, so that no weeds can grow. Through out the whole season the city’s greenery workers only have to come by and tend the garden twice: once for planting and once for weeding / pruning! Sounds like your dream garden, doesn’t it!?

The garden found on the Leopoldstraat is Antwerp’s botanical garden. It might seem small when you first look upon it, but there’s a greenhouse with cacti that’s accessible during the weekend and next to the greenhouse there’s a small gate that leads to an open square that is surrounded by a grandeur of flowers, trees and bushes as well. The botanical garden is a favorite spot for Antwerpian bloggers to get their outfit photos taken. I myself have been there, and so have Paulien and Elien, and probably many more! (We love that magnolia tree!). Both gardens are free to enter. The prairie garden can best be visited during June – September, in my opinion.

See last years post about the prairie garden here

And my post about the botanical garden here

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Comments

  1. Rebecca says

    25 July 2013 at 14:40

    The gardens are just so beautiful! I would love to visit them! Your pictures are gorgeous! Love the one with the bee!

    Rebecca
    http://www.winnipegstyle.ca

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  2. Rebecca says

    25 July 2013 at 14:43

    I have been here a few times and love your blog and would love it if we could follow each other on bloglovin! I am following you there now and would love if you did too! 🙂

    Rebecca
    http://www.winnipegstyle.ca

    Reply
  3. Kristian says

    25 July 2013 at 15:02

    Fun to see more photography posts from you 🙂

    Reply
  4. Inge Van Israël says

    25 July 2013 at 16:23

    Wauw, de foto's zijn echt prachtig!

    Reply
  5. Marlen says

    25 July 2013 at 17:11

    woah i can't believe these photos are barely touched! they look SO GOOD. that lens of yours is amazing. i have one of those too but im usually too lazy to tinker around with it haha. look what i have been missing!

    xo marlen
    Messages on a Napkin

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  6. sarah elena says

    25 July 2013 at 17:46

    these flowers look wonderful!

    s. x schmelzwasser.blogspot.com

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  7. Corina Nika says

    25 July 2013 at 17:51

    Truly stunning pictures sweetie!
    You're a natural!

    Corina
    http://www.cocorrina.com

    Reply
  8. Lynn {hearted girl} says

    25 July 2013 at 17:54

    Nikki, these photos are phenoms! absolute dream garden is right!! i can imagine they'd each be lovely spots to explore in depth and super fun for photo ops, as seen here. bravo to your awesome camera maneuvers girl, you've created stunning results. lovin' little bumble-bee sighting too! ♥

    ps: heard the news about Belgium's new King Philippe – certainly exciting times for all 🙂

    Reply
  9. Rose-et-Violet says

    25 July 2013 at 18:02

    Wow, lovely photos! My family was discussing a possible trip to Europe soon and since Belgium holds a special place in our hearts, I'll keep these gardens in mind for when we visit ( I sure hope we do!)

    -Rose

    Reply
  10. Fay says

    25 July 2013 at 18:27

    Super mooie foto's! Ik wou dat wij ook zo'n stadstuin hadden in Breda

    Reply
  11. Hannah Gottlieb-Graham says

    25 July 2013 at 18:28

    I'm always a sucker for close-ups of nature and flowers, and these are just beautiful!

    Xo, Hannah

    sweetsweetnoir.net

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  12. Anouk Lannoo says

    25 July 2013 at 20:37

    Heel mooie foto's Nikki!

    Reply
  13. fran says

    25 July 2013 at 22:05

    so beautiful baby…

    Today one special post in the blog: WATERPARTY
    http://showroomdegarde.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/waterparty.html

    Reply
  14. Kelly says

    25 July 2013 at 23:42

    Pretty pretty photos!!

    Reply
  15. K&R says

    26 July 2013 at 03:09

    i love flowers! these are beautiful.

    K

    Reply
  16. LyddieGal says

    26 July 2013 at 03:35

    Glad you were able to go back for round two, and it was clearly a huge success. These photos are so gorgeous!
    Chic on the Cheap

    Reply
  17. Mademoiselle Sophistiqué says

    26 July 2013 at 07:49

    prachtige foto's weer, echt heel mooi, je hebt talent!

    Reply
  18. Nathalie VandenBerg says

    26 July 2013 at 08:52

    mooie foto's!

    Reply
  19. kissandmakeupsbeautyblog.com says

    26 July 2013 at 09:21

    Amaai, echt prachtige foto's zijn het geworden!

    Reply
  20. Mica says

    26 July 2013 at 09:46

    Lovely photos! Especially the one with the cute little bee 🙂

    Glad you have these gardens in the city to enjoy. They sound so easy to take care of too!

    Away From Blue

    Reply
  21. Caitie Schlisserman says

    26 July 2013 at 10:45

    these photos (and flowers) are absolutely beautiful!

    xxx
    Lady à la Mode

    Reply
  22. Cole. says

    26 July 2013 at 12:34

    Stunning pictures! I can't wait to see more!

    Nicole
    settleinn.blogspot.com

    Reply
  23. Cloë says

    26 July 2013 at 13:10

    Echt heel erg mooie foto's!

    Reply
  24. Always Maylee says

    26 July 2013 at 13:24

    Wow these photos are absolutely gorgeous and stunning.

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

    Reply
  25. Nicole Michelle Centers says

    26 July 2013 at 15:42

    Oh these photos are beautiful! The flowers are stunning 🙂

    Happy Friday!

    Nicole
    http://www.eleganceandclutter.com

    Reply
  26. Lippylash says

    26 July 2013 at 16:49

    U foto's zijn altijd zo zo mooi!!!

    Reply
  27. nancy @ adore to adorn says

    26 July 2013 at 17:57

    hah…love that title.
    And these photographs. They are simply put…amazing!!
    xo,
    nancy

    Reply
  28. Gail J says

    27 July 2013 at 02:49

    such a beautiful art <3

    Reply
  29. Vanessa ~ FoundandKept says

    27 July 2013 at 04:42

    I love botanical gardens. It's such a calming environment. Such a necessity when daily life is just a hustle and bustle. Anyways, lovely photo, Nikki 🙂
    P.S. I got your button up on my blog!

    Reply
  30. Inez says

    27 July 2013 at 07:36

    Wauw echt mooie foto's! Ik moet ook eens langs die tuinen gaan want ik ben er nog nooit geweest…

    Reply
  31. Maya Bogaert says

    27 July 2013 at 11:06

    Wauw echt prachtige foto's! En amai voor een zoomlens krijg je inderdaad al een geweldig bokeh effect. Ik moet zeggen op mijn 50mm krijg ik bijna hetzelfde effect. Bloemen zijn zo zalig om te fotograferen. En die Botanische tuin heb ik inderdaad al in wat posts gespot 🙂 als ik nog eens in Antwerpen ben ga ik er eens passeren 😀

    Reply
  32. Kyla says

    27 July 2013 at 22:42

    Oh my, these photos are so beautiful! You're one talented lady, these don't need any touching up! If I ever make it to Antwerp, I would love to visit either of those gardens 🙂

    Reply
  33. Mili says

    28 July 2013 at 05:57

    So pretty, flowers are even more beautiful close up 🙂

    Mili from call me, Maeby

    Reply
  34. Ariadna says

    29 July 2013 at 09:21

    ohh nice flowers pics!!

    xx
    http://www.ariadnaalberopolseres.com

    Reply
  35. punkychewster says

    31 July 2013 at 00:48

    Beautiful photography! I'm a big fan of nature photography and of close-ups! Love the vibrant colors!

    Reply
  36. Charlotte Everaert says

    1 August 2013 at 22:38

    ik wil ook zo'n mooie foto's trekken! en dus een zotte camera:D
    echt prachtig!
    xo Charlotte – Aliceroxy

    Reply
  37. Grietje Vermoortele says

    4 August 2013 at 07:40

    Prachtige tuinen, amaai!
    Mooie foto's

    Reply

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