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Directory of United States Gardens You Can Visit

Chuck — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:00:37 +0000

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Following is an alphabetical, by state, Directory of Gardens, Arboretums, Botanical Conservatories and private gardens that can be visited by the public. Most are public gardens, but some are private or commercial gardens that are open to those interested in plants. Many of these [...]

A Visit to Houmas House and Garden, New Orleans Plantation

Karen — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:00:58 +0000

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The area around New Orleans has numerous plantations with antebellum mansions that are open to the public but Houmas House offers more than just a grand mansion. It boasts a lush garden developed on 12 acres and includes water features, statuary, diverse [...]

A Visit to the New Orleans Botanical Garden

Karen — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:00:42 +0000

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Situated on 12 acres, the New Orleans Botanical Garden is a little gem in City Park very near the New Orleans Museum of Art and across the street from the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. It is home to more than 2,000 varieties of plants from [...]

A Visit to the Chinese Garden at the Huntington, San Marino, California

Karen — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:00:43 +0000

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After visiting gardens in China we looked forward to visiting the Chinese garden at the Huntington. In preparation, I read the book published by the Huntington, Another World Lies Beyond, about the creation and construction of the garden and was [...]

A March Visit to the Getty Center Garden, Los Angeles, California

Karen — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:00:15 +0000

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A visit to the Getty Center garden is always fun but is especially nice in March because the weather is cool and the garden is beginning to awaken. Many plants are blooming while others boast beautiful stems and foliage. The deciduous [...]

A Fall Visit to Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina

Karen — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:00:34 +0000

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In North Carolina, fall is a great time to go to the mountains for either lunch or an overnight getaway. The temperatures are ideal for outdoor activities and the trees turn color so that every view is a delight to the eye. This [...]

A Visit to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, March 2010

Karen — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:54:14 +0000

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If you are lucky enough to visit this garden in March, after the rainy season, you are in for a big treat. You probably expect to see lots of cactus and you will, but you will see much much more. [...]

A Visit to the Getty Center Gardens, March, 2010

Karen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:16:42 +0000

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A March visit to the Getty Center Garden introduced us to a very different look we had from past visits in the summer, fall and winter. Just as the art exhibits at the Center change so do the gardens as new plant material [...]

A Visit to the Los Angeles Flower Market (January 13, 2010)

Karen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:30:41 +0000

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One of the high lights of my visits to Los Angeles is the L. A. Flower Market. It is large, full of flowers, and open to the public as well as the trade. I never expect to save money by going [...]

A Visit to a Fair

Karen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:27:52 +0000

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The coming of fall means that all across the nation agricultural fairs will be in progress. Fairs may be small like my first one in the tiny town of Middlefield, Massachusetts, or huge like the Los Angeles County Fair, but all have certain characteristics that make them [...]