Don’t miss these impressive public gardens!
bet for some new garden design ideas or some pragmatic tips to step up your horticultural biz ? terminate by a public garden ! While these destination gardens tucked into communities throughout North America generate lots of stirring , they also produce important horticultural enquiry and train mass of all age about the natural world . Here are four gardens across the country that we think are deserving a sojourn .
Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square, PA
Well - known for its amazing horticultural displays created by knowing staff , Longwood Gardens has something for everyone : flower - filled borders , woodland retreat , tree houses , a hayfield and illuminatedfountainshows that will knock your air-sleeve off . Read more about Longwood Gardens here .
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Des Moines, IA
build by the city of Des Moines in 1979 , the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden began with a geodesic dome housingpalm trees(some donated by Longwood Gardens ) , lots of tropicals and desert plants and just a few outdoor plantings . Big changes in the past 10 year have flourish the outdoor garden dramatically so there ’s even more to research in this 12 - acre urban garden close to business district . Read more about The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden here .
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Idaho Botanical Garden
Boise, ID
Here ’s a keen station to visit if you ’re looking for water - overbold garden idea . Founded in 1984 on the site of the historical Idaho State Penitentiary , many of the gardens within the Idaho Botanical Garden still feature the late buildings ’ native sandstone wall . Read more about the Idaho Botanical Garden here .
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Durham, NC
This horticultural treasure tucked into the campus of Duke University was the intake of medical faculty member and greedy nurseryman Dr. Frederic M. Hanes in the 1930s . It now includes a diverse assembling of plants tended by a staff of 17 and gobs of unpaid worker . Read more about the Sarah P. Duke Gardens here .
