Tourist and travel guide for Gardens listed in: Conservatory

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Gardens: Conservatory

Often used interchangably with "greenhouse", conservatories are large metal or plastic structures with walls of glass that was traditionally meant to house rare plants and animals, or tropical flora in locations where colder climates make it difficult to grow such plants.

Many botanical gardens will have at least one of these stuctures for housing younger plants that need special care or a different climate than the surrounding gardens - smaller private ones are also found on larger estates or near houses, although they will be most often called a greenhouse in those cases.

Below are the gardens in this category, listed by region:

	Gardenwalks in the Pacific Northwest: Beautiful Gardens along the Coast from Oregon to British Columbia (Gardenwalks Series) by: Alice Joyce A delight for generalists and garden enthusiasts alike, this book is an indispensable resource for travelers throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. [reviews]
	Beautiful Gardens of Wine Country by: Jennifer Barry The rich soil of Northern California’s wine country produces more than just distinctive grapes and flavorful wines. The Mediterranean climate has also been put to good use to create stunning garden designs at wineries and visitor destinations throughout the region. In BEAUTIFUL GARDENS OF THE WINE COUNTRY, author Jennifer Barry and world-renowned travel photographer Robert Holmes present a ... [reviews]
	A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto by: Marc Treib Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the ... [reviews]