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Aug 11 2007

Where Are The Best Botanical Gardens?

Published by Jennifer under Botanical Gardens

If you are a fan of gardens, or just nature in general, then you surely will have to visit one of the country’s most popular botanical gardens. These gardens can be found in many places, but some have obviously been rated higher than others.
Botanical gardens are places where a large variety of plants are [...]

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Aug 11 2007

Gardens Of The World: Celebrating Nature

Published by Jennifer under Botanical Gardens

When you think of gardens, do you picture a small patch of land containing flowers or vegetables, or do you picture one of the gardens of the world, where the power of nature is truly celebrated in all its glory? If you have never visited any of the gardens of the world, you don’t know [...]

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Aug 11 2007

The History Of Leu Gardens

Published by Jennifer under Botanical Gardens, Museums

Harry P. Leu grew up in Orlando, Florida and later became a successful businessman. Together, with his wife Mary Jane, he settled on an 1898 farmhouse and began to transform it. He traveled extensively with his wife all around the world to collect specimens of exotic plants and began planting them on his estate, thus [...]

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Aug 05 2007

New York: The Five Borough’s Botanical Gardens

Geographically, New York City is divided into five boroughs or districts: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx. Interestingly, each houses a botanical garden and deciding which is the best is an exercise we leave to experts.
But for the visitor wanting only to experience the quiet, lush beauty of the extraordinary settings no controversial [...]

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Jul 11 2007

Montreal Botanical Garden

The Jardin Botanique de Montréal happily resides in one of the most lush areas of North America. It was founded in 1936 by one of Canada’s premier botanists, Frère Marie-Victorin and houses over 100,000 specimens representing 20,000 species. Second in size only to Kew Gardens in London, it is easily a rival for New York’s [...]

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