The Biltmore Estate
This past fall my husband and I visited the humble Vanderbilt Homestead called Biltmore for our 23rd Wedding Anniversary trip. This was my first time ever visiting the Biltmore Estate and I have to tell you I was in awe of this beautiful home located in my favorite part of the mountains Asheville, North Carolina. I would love to go see these grounds in the spring as they were amazing in October!
We also got our apples to can and dry for the year while we were up in the mountains but we had an absolutely amazing time I am so glad we went so I am going to take you on some of our adventures at Biltmore….kind of a pictorial tour and January is such a great month to plan trips for the Spring and Summer anyway. You will not believe the gardens or the grounds and we had an extreme fascination with the farm grounds…wonder why 
I was in heaven! By the way I have so many more photos there is no way I could share them all with you but just know I would return again and again and the staff is phenomenal they will answer any question you have! I will be following up with a Part 2 of this trip and how we kept things on the “Cheap” for a frugal vacation!
We started our tour of the Biltmore Estate at the Barn Yard and look at this proud rooster we ran into!
They had these clever egg collection boxes that angle away from the nesting boxes…just genius!
What can I say men and tractors…right?
We both loved playing with the goats! Note the sign that says Do Not Feed The Animals!
Note that there is not a sign telling the animals not to eat or bite us…ha ha LOL!
My husband got very cozy with this one goat! They were pals!
There were many examples of espeliarded trees and shrubs.
The Biltmore grounds were just beautiful!
Art and Statues were everywhere
An example of the beautiful flowers all over the Biltmore property.
The Biltmore grounds are quite expansive.
This walkway ends however if you go to to the left you head towards the gardens and the fishing pond.
Edith Vanderbilt was a woman after my own heart in many ways and she loved to drive her car!
A view of the Biltmore from the first level of gardens.
The Viking and I had our photo taken in one of the many greenhouses on the estate. Isn’t it fantastic?
A photo my husband snapped of me in the lower gardens. Look how tall that ornamental grass is!
This waterfall is located near the bass pond.
This is a different view of the Biltmore I snapped this while we were eating our tailgate supper!
I hope your enjoyed our tour of the Biltmore estate and grounds and hopefully I can share more pictures with all of you soon! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Fondly,
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