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Stately gardens in the US?
My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens
in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant |
Just off hand, can think of Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia Pennsylvania
and Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaguia New York. There is the lilac festival in Rochester New York in the spring. There's also the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and the Bornx Botanical Gardens near the Bronx Zoo. There are many, many more I'm sure. Jan Learn something new every day As long as you are learning, you are living When you stop learning, you start dying ant wrote in message ... My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant |
thanks! I'll start googling those.
"JonquilJan" wrote in message . .. Just off hand, can think of Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaguia New York. There is the lilac festival in Rochester New York in the spring. There's also the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and the Bornx Botanical Gardens near the Bronx Zoo. There are many, many more I'm sure. Jan Learn something new every day As long as you are learning, you are living When you stop learning, you start dying ant wrote in message ... My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant |
"ant" wrote in message ... My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant This is not famous, but maybe worth your time if your in the area. http://www.omahabotanicalgardens.org/ Omaha, NE Cheers, Jim |
In Victoria British Columbia, the Buchart Gardens - in Mobile, Alabama,
Bellingrath Gardens - in Portland, Oregon, Rose Test Gardens and Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, Ohme Gardens (alpine flowers) Wenatchee, Washington, Manito Park, Spokane, Washington, MaClay Gardens, Tallahassee, Florida, Harry Leu Gardens, Orlando Florida, the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Norfolk, Virginia, Winterthur Gardens, Delaware, Golden Gate Park gardens, San Francisco, Magnolia Plantation and Cypress Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina - these are just a few of many large and beautiful public gardens in the US. If you're going to tour, start with the southern gardens from late February through mid-April, then wend your way to the mid-Atlantic, and/or the west coast for April-May and to the Northwest for June/July. Some of the above are associated with mansions and estates, others with public parks. "ant" wrote in message ... My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant |
ant wrote:
My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. If you have any interest in tropical plants, the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables (very near Miami) is worth a visit. http://www.fairchildgarden.org/ Not exactly stately, but beautiful. Mike Prager Beaufort, NC (on the coast in zone 8a) (Remove spam traps from email address to reply.) |
"ant" wrote in message ... My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC http://www.biltmore.com/ Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GE http://www.callawayonline.com/ Kingwood in Mansfield, OH http://www.kingwoodcenter.org/gardens.html White River Gardens, Indianapolis, IN http://www.indyzoo.com/ Park of Roses, Columbus, OH http://recparks.columbus.gov/Parks/Parks_4.asp Winterthur, Winterthur, DE http://www.winterthur.org/ Primarily a huge conservatory with some gardens: Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/ |
For emulating the classic English landscape garden, consider Ney York's
Central Park. http://www.centralpark.org/ While in the city, you can also visit Wave Hill Garden. http://www.wavehill.org/home/ And also a park considered by many to be Olmsted's crowned jewel, Prospect Park. http://www.prospectpark.org -- David J. Bockman, Fairfax, VA (USDA Hardiness Zone 7) email: http://beyondgardening.com/Albums "ant" wrote in message ... My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant |
One of the most impressive garden I know is "The Huntington Library"
in the LA area. It takes all day to see it and lots of walking. The cactus garden is very impressive. Although there is an actual library, the gardens are "stately." PBS produced a show about this garden. On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:07:25 +1100, "ant" wrote: My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant |
See my list at
URL:http://www.rossde.com/garden/public_gardens.html. -- David E. Ross URL:http://www.rossde.com/ I use Mozilla as my Web browser because I want a browser that complies with Web standards. See URL:http://www.mozilla.org/. |
Wow! thanks for all those.
thanks for all these responses btw people, I'm looking at them all and emailing them home (I'm currently in the US, she's at home in Oz, we are thinking of doing this next season) so she can have a look. These gardens are excellent, I'd been asking guests I teach skiing to about open gardens, and htey all seemed puzzled and had no idea. Glad to see the US (and Canada) are bursting with world-class gardens. Great websites, too! ant "Newt" wrote in message ... ant Wrote: My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant Hi Ant, These links should be helpful. Directories listing gardens: http://tinyurl.com/6x84y http://www.ilovegardens.com/index.html http://www.gardenvisit.com/ http://www.botanique.com/ Individual gardens - some lesser known and some famous and all have formal gardens: http://www.monticello.org/index.html http://tinyurl.com/5428x http://www.lewisginter.org/ http://www.ahs.org/river_farm/index.htm http://www.annapolis.org/paca.htm http://tinyurl.com/3mlzj http://tinyurl.com/2cusd http://tinyurl.com/448x3 http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/ http://www.winterthur.org/ http://www.bullishall.com/gardens.htm http://www.biltmore.com/ http://tinyurl.com/5tjp5 http://tinyurl.com/5xdt4 http://www.ortongardens.com/ http://www.wfu.edu/gardens/ http://www.ortongardens.com/ http://www.brookgreen.com/ http://www.magnoliaplantation.com/ http://www.middletonplace.org/ http://www.longuevue.com/ http://tinyurl.com/6ppl6 http://www.heritageroses.us/ http://www.hearstcastle.org/ http://www.demuth.org/18garden1.htm http://www.demuth.org/garden.htm Wish I could come along!! Have a great trip! Newt -- Newt |
"Mike Prager" §kill-spam§mprager@§alum.§mit.§edu wrote in message
... If you have any interest in tropical plants, the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables (very near Miami) is worth a visit. http://www.fairchildgarden.org/ Not exactly stately, but beautiful. I was googling and did find this one. I have emailed the link, as I think she might find it interesting. Look slike a really impressive place. ant |
awesome, thank you all!
Just viewing the sites is fun. trouble is deciding to stay with the east, or to get tempted by the other parts! Some really magnificent gardens here. ant |
"ant" wrote in message ... My mother has always wanted to go and visit the "stately" and famous gardens in England. But with the pound being so strong, the US or Canada looks a more affordable destination. Are there any famous open gardens in these countries?! I can't recall having heard of any, but there must be some. ant Longwood Gardens, Kennet Square PA is pretty amazing. You'll want to have a little notepad in your pocket, and a lot of money to spend on plants when you get home. Don't ask how I know this. :-) www.longwoodgardens.org |
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