Re: North American Public Gardens

I have to mention the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, near
Pasadena, in Southern California.  I had never been there until a couple
of years ago, thinking it was mostly a library.  It does have a nice
library, particularly for visiting scholars who can obtain passes to the
collection, which is mostly locked away from the public.  But the
gardens are the most impressive.  There are large areas for tropical and
outdoor succulents, the like of which I had never seen.  A Palm garden,
ponds, Australian area, rose garden, a Shakespeare area, a Japanese area
which must be nice right now with camellias blooming, I cant remember
what else.  Each area covers some acres.  It does not specialize in
hardy plants, of course, but overall I would think of it as one of the
important botanical gardens in the world.

As a librarian, I thought I would be most interested in the library. 
But as it turned out, I thought of the inside areas only as resting
places to regain strength to go out into the gardens again.  It takes at
least a full day for a first visit, I think.  If I lived nearby, I would
go there every chance I got.  

Anelle

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