In the foreground is a pool with fountains surrounded by colorful flowers and plants. The building in the background is domed and its facade is glass. Photo by Don Williamson, courtesy of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Don’t miss the illuminated fountain and fireworks performances each weekend during the summer the fountains just underwent a $90 million renovation and the show is spectacular. Photo by Melissa Romero Longwood Gardensįounded by industrialist Pierre du Pont, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens is a bit like jetting away to Versailles for the weekend: Stunning fountains abound, the Orangery is divine, and perfectly symmetrical hedges leave you in awe.īut Longwood also boasts four-and-a-half acres of indoor gardens, a 10,010-pipe Longwood Organ, and a serene waterlily display. The fountain garden at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Don’t miss special events featuring music or a night of ballet, all set in the gardens. More than 50,000 plants are on display on 140 acres, and visitors can walk five different loops that showcase cacti, wildflowers, and even herbs. It’s easy to discount arid destinations as unlikely places for botanical gardens, but Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden proves that deserts are alive and beautiful too. Courtesy of Desert Botanical Garden Desert Botanical Garden
Cacti stand tall at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. The garden is open year-round and boasts an alluring indoor tropical garden that’s great for winter, but one of the more popular times to visit is the period during the spring when dozens of cherry blossoms bloom. Brooklyn Botanic Gardenįounded in 1910 and located adjacent to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden features more than 10,000 kinds of plants from all over the world. Rosario, courtesy of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The Lily Pool Terrace at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s a serene and picturesque atmosphere, considered to be the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan. Located in Portland’s Washington Park, this 5.5-acre Japanese Garden features five different gardening styles: a strolling pond, tea garden, sand and stone garden, flat garden, and natural garden. Photo by Jonathan Ley, courtesy of the Portland Japanese Garden Portland Japanese Garden The Flat Garden and Pavilion of the Portland Japanese Garden. We’ve rounded up 11 of the best, right here. Some even boast stunning fountain displays or children’s gardens that will entertain even the tiniest among us.įor all the design- and architecture-obsessed urbanites out there looking for something to do this summer, consider a botanical garden. From evening concerts to sculpture gardens to international art exhibitions, botanical gardens are at the heart of city culture. Step under the shady foliage of a local garden and your summer worries melt away, replaced with a plant-inspired serenity.Īnd these days, botanical gardens offer so much more than just plants. Luckily, nearly every major city in the United States features a botanical garden: a place dedicated to the cultivation and display of plants and nature. But even diehard city lovers sometimes tire of the incessant urban annoyances in the summer months: the long commutes, the endless pavement, and the oppressive heat.
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