Re: North American Public Gardens

Janis-
I have the good fortune of living very close to Longwood.  It's where I went in
high school to disappear on bad days, it's where we take our kids to shoot our
Christmas card photo, it's where we go for spectacular summer fireworks and it's
my refuge on winter days as we stroll through the conservatory ignoring outside
temperatures.  I'm spoiled!

Barb (southeastern PA - obviously!) zone 6/7

LONDE@aol.com wrote:

> >  I would be very interested to know what gardens
> >  in North America that are open to the public, list members
> >  find inspirational.  And why they find them an inspiration.
> >
> >  Louise English, Surrey, England
>
> Louise,
> Many people, myself included, think Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square,
> Pennsylvania is our best.  It was developed by Pierre S. du Pont, Chairman of
> DuPont and General Motors, so perhaps it is the closest thing we have to
> royal gardens.  The garden's history dates from 1700.  DuPont bought the
> property around the turn of the last century.  Today it is over 1000 glorious
> acres of gardens, fountains and conservatories.  To me, what makes this
> garden so special is the attention to design.  There are magnificent vistas
> from every angle.  Walking in Longwood, I saw come to life for the first time
> the design principles I had learned in school and read in books.  There I had
> an epiphany -- I finally got it!  You can visit Longwood at
> http://www.longwoodgardens.org/
>
> Hopefully, someday you will visit in person.  If you do, I would suggest also
> going to Winterthur, nearby in Delaware.  Winterthur is not as grand, but is
> truly splendid in the spring when the azaleas are in bloom in the woodlands.
> The National Arboretum in Washington, DC, is also nearby and worth the trip.
>
> And, Louise, if you ever come to St. Louis, I would be delighted to take you
> through our own Missouri Botanical Gardens.  Until then, you can visit at
> http://www.mobot.org/.  For a virtual tour, go to
> http://www.mobot.org/mobot/tour/
>
> --Janis
>
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