Bamboo in the Garden: Runners and Clump Formers
Karen Every gardener’s nightmare is having a plant take over the garden and resist all attempts to eradicate it. Bamboo, unfortunately, is one of those plants that puts fear into the…
A Visit to the New Orleans Botanical Garden
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…
A Visit to Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China
One of the great places to visit while staying in Hong Kong is Victoria Peak, also known as Mount Austin, and located in the western half of Hong Kong. Whether…
A Visit to Yuhuayuan, the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China
No trip to Beijing is complete without a visit to the Forbidden City but don’t count on seeing the Imperial Garden. The shear size of the Forbidden City is overwhelming…
A Visit to Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China
A visit to Shanghai can be daunting when you figure that there are 24,000 people per kilometer not counting the huge tourist population. Since the city is wall to wall…
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CA
The layout of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, CA is described.