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Category Archives: Botanical Gardens

Six on Saturday: Catching Up!

August 20, 2022

How did it come to be late August already? It seems just the other day, summer was at its beginning, …

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Six on Saturday: Longwood Gardens

May 21, 2022

A few days ago, my daughter and I visited a treasure of Pennsylvania, Longwood Gardens, just outside of Philadelphia. It …

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Tropical Delights at Penn State

August 10, 2016

Because my daughter is a brilliant pianist (unbiased mother speaking!), I recently had the opportunity to visit the H.O. Smith …

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The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Late November: The Woodland Garden

December 13, 2014

In 1982, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and actress Helen Hayes founded the National Wildlife Research Center in Austin, …

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A Visit to the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary

July 9, 2013

Fifteen minutes from my home lies a little treasure–the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary, composed of over 600 acres of meadow and …

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The H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens in the Arboretum at Penn State

March 19, 2013

Spring begins tomorrow.  This is what greeted me when I awoke this morning: I cheered myself up by reviewing some photos …

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Herrenhauser Gardens, Part 4 of 4; Fuchsia

August 11, 2012

After enjoying the colorful, open courtyards of the Herrenhauser Berggarten, my niece and I followed a short path into a …

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Succulents and Orchids: Herrenhauser, Part 3

July 27, 2012

After visiting the Grosser Garten with its Great Parterre, grotto, and Special Gardens, my niece and I crossed Herrenhauser Strasse to visit …

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French Art in a German Garden and The “Special Gardens” at Herrenhauser

July 22, 2012

The Grotto at Herrenhauser Gardens is a place where garden viewers can enjoy a refreshing pause to rest and cool …

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Herrenhauser Gardens, Part I

July 20, 2012

One of my favorite afternoons in Germany was spent at the Herrenhauser Gardens, in Hannover.  Dating from the late 1600s, …

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Blogs I Follow

  • Gardening in the North
  • The Propagator
  • Tony Tomeo
  • Edinburgh Garden Diary
  • A Walk in the Garden
  • NestOfSquirrels
  • Gardens Eye View
  • garden4therapy
  • from sewing room to potting shed
  • Mom in the Garden
  • Patrick's Garden
  • Garden Fancy
  • Words and Herbs
  • Rambling in the Garden
  • Pam's English Cottage Garden
  • sorta like suburbia
  • Ramblin' with AM
  • gardeninacity
  • Rhone Street Gardens
  • Wife, Mother, Gardener

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Gardening in the North

This blog is about gardening in the north.

The Propagator

My plant obsession

Tony Tomeo

Horticulturist, Arborist and Garden Columnist

Edinburgh Garden Diary

A Walk in the Garden

"How quickly comes the sun when first it sets its mind to rise." - - j. s. v.

NestOfSquirrels

Acorns. And scurrying.

Gardens Eye View

Thoughts about life, living, and gardening....

garden4therapy

where patience prevails

from sewing room to potting shed

sueturner31

Mom in the Garden

Enjoying life. In Ireland. With my family.

Patrick's Garden

Garden Fancy

adventures in my gardens

Words and Herbs

For all who appreciate the beauty of words, flowers and homecooking

Rambling in the Garden

.....and nurturing my soul

Pam's English Cottage Garden

adventures in my gardens

sorta like suburbia

more than you ever wanted to know about my garden

Ramblin' with AM

adventures in my gardens

gardeninacity

Notes from a wildlife-friendly cottage garden

Rhone Street Gardens

adventures in my gardens

Wife, Mother, Gardener

adventures in my gardens

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