Houmas House Garden Tour

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Welcome back to Houmas House!  The gardens at this plantation are absolutely fabulous!!  I was totally amazed when we arrived.  As you leave the gift shop, the pond is the first thing you see!  Since we had an hour before our tour began, we followed the sounds of rushing water.  This was the first of many waterfalls in this area!

 

 

The water came down this waterfall and actually flowed under the sidewalk…

 

 

and formed little streams!  Here is just one of many seating areas!

 

 

This is a tall double waterfall!

 

 

There is another seating area under the pavilion on the hill.

 

 

This is a view of the left side of the house.

 

 

Here’s a view of the front lawn, complete with wedding set up!  Originally there were 28 live oaks down the alley but after the big flood in the late 20’s, a lot of the trees were removed to make way for the levee system.  The alley of trees functioned as a type of tunnel bringing in wind off the Mississippi River and would help cool the house in the hot summer months.  Once the levee was built, all the wall was blocked off.

 

 

A view from the back yard looking toward the rear of the house.

 

 

This next view is from the area of the waterfalls.  In the distance, you can see the water spray from the fountain that is in the back of the house. 

 

Another view of the backyard from a different angle.

 

 

A view from the right side…

 

 

I so hope that you have enjoyed this tour!  I know that I really enjoyed taking out these pictures!  It was so hard to decide which pictures to use!  If you missed the first two posts on Houmas House, click on the links below!

 

Houmas House & Bette Davis

Houmas House & Fine Dining

 

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