Re: North American Public Gardens


I had the privilege of doing research there a few years ago, and remember
thinking, "ahhhhh, THIS is the ivory tower." Did you go to the Museum on
the grounds? They have the original Blue Boy and Pinkie and a number of
other very nice paintings, antique furniture, etc. Margaret L

At 11:27 AM 4/14/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>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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