Botanical Gardens

In the past year I have gone on several trips to Longwood Gardens  in Delaware, the  New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and
the NJ Botanical Garden , Skylands.  If you want a place to enjoy peace, beauty and reflection, a botanical garden is what
you're looking for.  Romance?   The Rose Garden at the NY Botanical Garden; there are few more romantic places.  Enjoy these
pictures I've taken. 

A Water Lilly at the NY Botanical Garden



Another Water Lilly
 

Within this grand 250-acre setting in the north Bronx, many gardens and special plantings offer stunning seasonal displays, ranging from glorious
daffodils and azaleas in spring to the rich tapestries of fall foliage. The New York Botanical Garden offers a tranquil retreat from New York City
and an outdoor classroom for people of all ages to learn about the world of plants.

NY Botanical Garden


A black flower.. interesting...



Bamboo - Longwood Gardens

From the Longwood Gardens website:  Welcome to the world’s premier horticultural display garden.  Longwood Gardens was created
by industrialist Pierre S. du Pont  (and is sometimes referred to as the DuPont Gardens) and offers 1,050 acres (425 hectares)
of gardens, woodlands, and meadows; 20 outdoor gardens; 20 indoor gardens within 4 acres (1.6 hectares)
of heated greenhouses; 11,000 different types of plants; spectacular fountains; extensive educational programs including horticultural career training
and internships; and 800 horticultural  and performing arts events each year, from flower shows, gardening demonstrations, courses, and children’s
programs to concerts, organ and carillon recitals, musical theatre, and fireworks displays. 
Longwood is open every day of the year and attracts more than 900,000 visitors annually.


Bird Of Paradise flower - NY Botanical Garden


Cactus - NY Botanical Garden


Beans - Longwood Gardens


Conservatory Dome - NY Botanical Garden


Conservatory - NY Botanical Garden


Statue at Longwood Gardens



Fish


More Fish


Topiary - Longwood Gardens

Pump - Skylands

 

From  THE NEW JERSEY BOTANICAL GARDEN website:  Skylands encompasses the heartland of an estate assembled from pioneer
farmsteads in the 1890s. In 1922, Clarence McKenzie Lewis, an investment banker and a trustee of the New York Botanical Garden, purchased the property and built the existing
Tudor-style manor house.   He also transformed Skylands into a botanical showplace. Mr. Lewis engaged prominent landscape architects to design the grounds and for thirty years
collected plants from all over the world to show in his gardens.

In 1966, the State of New Jersey purchased the 1,117 acres of Skylands, the state's first acquisition under the Green Acres preservation program.
In March 1984, Governor Thomas Kean designated the central 96 acres surrounding the manor house as the State's official botanical garden.
Skylands appears on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Skylands' gardens are open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day. Entrance to the gardens is free.
On weekends from Memorial Day through Labor Day, there is a modest parking charge.
To preserve and protect the gardens, we ask that visitors refrain from playing ball or Frisbee games, picnicking and bringing pets onto the grounds

Tulips -Longwood Gardens


Lilly Pond NY Botanical Garden


Water Lilly - NY Botanical Garden


Fish - Longwood Gardens

A giant leaf

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