I had never heard of a lot of those. I have saved the list. Thanks.
Marilyn
"Stephen Henning" wrote in message
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Hi Dwight,

You are entirely right about Chanticleer and Longwood. However, for
those of us near Philadelphia, these are just of the few great gardens
we have near us. Some of the best a

Andalusia, http://www.andalusiapa.org/ ($10, reservations required)

Bartram's Garden, http://www.bartramsgarden.org/ (free)

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, http://www.bhwp.org/ ($5)

Bryn Athyn Cathedral Gardens, http://www.brynathyncathedral.org/ (free)

Chanticleer Garden, http://www.chanticleergarden.org/ ($10)

Delaware Center for Horticulture, http://www.dehort.org/ (free)

Gibraltar, http://www.preservationde.org/gibraltar/ (free)

Grounds for Sculpture, http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/ ($10)

Hagley Museum, http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/ ($11)

Hortulus Farm Gardens, http://www.hortulusfarm.com/ ($12)

Japanese Garden and House: Shofuso, http://www.shofuso.com/ ($6)

Jenkins Arboretum, http://www.jenkinsarboretum.org/ (free)

Longwood Gardens, http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ ($16)

Meadowbrook Farm, http://www.meadowbrookfarm.org/ ($ by appointment)

Morris Arboretum, http://www.upenn.edu/arboretum ($10)

Mt. Cuba Center, http://www.mtcubacenter.org/ ($5, reservations
required)

Nemours Mansion and Garden, http://www.nemours.org/mansion.html ($?)

Scott Arboretum, http://www.scottarboretum.org/ (free)

Temple University Ambler Landscape Arboretum,
http://www.temple.edu/ambler/arboretum/ (free)

Tyler Arboretum, http://www.tylerarboretum.org/ ($5)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery, http://www.forever-care.com (free)

Winterthur, http://www.winterthur.org/ (garden tram, $15)

Wyck, http://www.wyck.org/ ($5)

The admission fees are the straight adult fees. Often, senior and
children fees also apply. See website for details.

"dwight" wrote:

I live within a half hour drive of the world famous Longwood Gardens.
Folks
come from all over the world to see the grounds and the wonderful
conservatory/greenhouse. But it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I
came across Chanticleer (http://www.chanticleergarden.org), which, to me,
is
far more interesting.
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