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Every gardener knows that gardens are a lot of work. The flowers, trees, bushes, shrubs, grass, and other plants that make up the typical home garden landscape don't just grow by themselves; they need steady cultivation. That's what makes visiting a public garden or horticultural center so pleasurable. As visitors, we can tour the landscaped grounds and enjoy all of the fruits of their carefully-crafted gardens without having to do any of the difficult gardening labor ourselves. Plus, we may well find inspiration and ideas for how to improve our own gardens at home. Click on the map below or browse through our geographic categories to find great public and private garden walks and tours at horticultural and botanical centers for you to enjoy, anywhere around the world. From rose gardens to arboretums, we have it all. You can also add your favorite garden walk to our expansive list and tell us why you love it so much.
- Stanley Park (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- If you come to Vancouver, you must visit the city’s vibrant Stanley Park. Named for a former governor-general of Canada, the vast parkland was established in 1886 and opened to the public in 1888. Worldwide there are few park settings to rival this beautiful urban oasis. Occupying 1,000 acres on a spectacular peninsula setting, Stanley Park offers a wealth of recreational activities as well as a treasure trove for the garden traveler. For a colorful respite during your tour of the park, observe the Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden’s bounteous spring display (near the pitch and putt golf course). Late spring also heralds stunning displays of azaleas, together with flowering cherry and plum trees.
- Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Visitor Information: For driving directions and contact information, visit http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/Parks/parks/stanley/gardens.htm.
- Queen Elizabeth Park (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Conveniently located in central Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Park attracts millions of visitors each year who look forward to enjoying the park’s immaculately maintained grounds, excellent arboretum, sunken quarry gardens, and ever-popular Bloedel Floral Conservatory. Encompassing 130 acres, Queen Elizabeth Park inhabits a lovely city garden setting and features rolling hillsides planted with a remarkable variety of Canada ’s native trees and exotic species. Referred to by residents as Little Mountain, the 500-foot elevation at the park’s summit is the highest point within the city of Vancouver, affording an encompassing 360-degree view of the downtown skyline and mountain backdrop.
- Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Visitor Information: For driving directions and contact information, visit http://www.uyau.com/restaurants/vancouver/seasons.html.
- Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, California, United States)
- Poised like a gem atop the city’s tourist attractions, the reopened Conservatory of Flowers is drawing out of towners and locals alike to marvel over the scope of the botanical displays and special exhibits. Extensively rehabilitated with laminated glass and state-of- the-art systems capable of controlling temperatures or bringing on rainfall, the Victorian-era glasshouse rises grandly from its site in Golden Gate Park on a stunning approach from the valley. Symmetry and restraint distinguish the adjacent promenade and staircase, circa 1918.
- Location: San Francisco, CA, United States
- Visitor Information: For driving directions and contact information, visit http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org/.
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Over 1,500 species of plants and animals, including the elusive okapi, are only found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Reserve harbors a healthy population of about 5,000 okapi, 4,000 elephants, 2,000 leopards, 13 primate species including chimpanzees, three species of crocodile, and may other rainforest species such as forest buffalo, water chevrotain, and a wide variety of birds and insects. It is the most important site for bird conservation in mainland Africa . The Ituri Forest is also the cultural center of the Mbuti and Efe pygmies, some of the very last truly “forest people” left on earth. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve encompasses 13,700 square kilometers of the Ituri Forest in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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