Re: Huntington was: North American Public Gardens
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- Subject: Re: Huntington was: North American Public Gardens
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 02:01:34 -0400
Anelle,
That is, indeed, an incredible garden. Had the good fortune to visit
it in Feb. several years ago. Highly recommended to anyone planning
on being in or living near in the Los Angeles, CA area. The
succulent / cacti area is almost like something from science
fiction...neat and odd plants! There was also a substantial rose
garden, unfortunately too early for any bloom as they were just
leafing out, but imagine it would be lovely at the right time of
year.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Anelle Kloski <akloski@jps.net>
> Date: Friday, April 14, 2000 2:27 PM
>
> 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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