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Gardens: Garden Getaways
For many people, the bigger public gardens are just too crowded to function as a true "get-away" escape. They're the ones that like the wider open spaces and the solitary communing with nature. As more and more people find out about a special garden that has wonderful flora in it, it can get crowded and become less of a getaway than you might wish. Then the trick becomes visiting these wonderful gardens on the off hours so they still remain your own secret getaway.. Below are the gardens in this category, listed by region: |
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Colorado: Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
Delaware: Mt. Cuba Center Gardens
Hawaii: Nani Mau Gardens
Idaho: Sawtooth Botanical Garden
Maine: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Massachusetts: Garden of the Woods
New Hampshire: Cathedral of the Pines, The Fells Estate and Gardens
New York: Innisfree Garden
North Carolina: McGill Rose Garden
Oklahoma: Bivin Garden
Oregon: Berry Botanic Garden, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens
Washington: Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
Delaware: Mt. Cuba Center Gardens
Hawaii: Nani Mau Gardens
Idaho: Sawtooth Botanical Garden
Maine: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Massachusetts: Garden of the Woods
New Hampshire: Cathedral of the Pines, The Fells Estate and Gardens
New York: Innisfree Garden
North Carolina: McGill Rose Garden
Oklahoma: Bivin Garden
Oregon: Berry Botanic Garden, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens
Washington: Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
 | Southern California Garden Getaways: From Fresno to San Diego by: Sayonna Martin Southern California gardens are as diverse as its residents. This comprehensive garden guide will lead you through vast arboretums with winding paths, All-American rose selection gardens, water-saving demonstration gardens, old mission gardens, iris and poppy fields, and even a pizza farm. Stroll through an estate garden, wander through California native plantings, or take a classroom of children ... [reviews] |
 | Getaway Guide Garden Route (Getaway Guides) by: Steve Moseley and Brent Naudé-Mosely The Garden Route region offers an eco-paradise for bird and nature lovers with its temperate climate, endless stretches of pristine beaches and coastline, dense forests with champagne rivers, extensive lakes, valleys, and distinctive folded mountains. And for those looking for something in addition to the magical and breath-taking scenery, there are quaint, country towns, beach resorts, secret ... [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 for ... [reviews] |
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 | 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] |
