Gardens: Famous

While it is true that some of the most beautiful gardens are also some of the smallest or overlooked, the majority of everybody's first experience with truly magnificient gardens are those that are well known. Quite often, these famous gardens are able to expand initially and really achieve enormous acreage because they're actually parts of a larger estate that was donated or named in honor of wealthy individuals.

Other famous gardens get their boost from city or state governments or other entities. One thing about these more well-known gardens is that they're more crowded! As such, you're going to always want to plan ahead - make reservations where applicable and if possible try to plan to visit on weekdays. Avoid holidays if you can, as they are often times when the more famous gardens fill up with garden-happy people.

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










A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region
by: Adam Levine
Finally, for every resident and visitor to the region, a comprehensive guide to the gardens of eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware. Magnificently illustrated with nearly 200 full color photographs, A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region provides essential information on how to locate and enjoy the finest gardens the area has to offer. ... [reviews]


Gardens Across America, Volume I: East of the Mississippi: The American Horticulatural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta
by: John Russell
The first single volume, comprehensive guide to the nearly 2,000 gardens accessible to the public, from the American Horticultural Society's twenty-five acre River Farm Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia to the simple but elegant pocket parks found in towns and cities across America. [reviews]


1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die
Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the creations of the world’s outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers. From Spain’s famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diego’s Healing Garden, created ... [reviews]

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