Yaddo
Yaddo Saratoga, NY http://yaddo.org When you exit I87 in Saratoga, and turn to the track, you come to a red light. Look to the left, and you will see a sign, “Yaddo”. Drive down the meandering road, past the ponds, and the road forks. To the right, the sign reads “Private.” Of course, you proceed to the left, to the parking lot, and follow the signs to the gardens. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float:... [Read More...]
Congress Park
Saratoga Congress Park If you google Saratoga, you’ll end up with a million hits and websites. But no one tells you what is around Saratoga. Nearby. What do we do after the track? There must be more around here. And there is. Lots more. This is just a tidbit of some great stuff within a half hour of Saratoga. With that in mind, why include Congress Park, the heart of Saratoga itself? Some things simply cannot be excluded, and this is one such place.... [Read More...]
George Landis Arboretum
The Landis Arboretum Esperance, New York http://www.landisarboretum.org/ I will sum-up this article quickly: The Landis Arboretum is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. But having made my last sentence the first, let’s not skip the fine detail here. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 20%; } #gallery-3 img { border:... [Read More...]
Bronx Botanical Gardens
Bronx Botanic Garden: Moore in America Exhibit http://www.nybg.org The New York (Bronx) Botanic Garden in the Bronx is running a photography contest relating to its Henry Moore sculpture exhibit. About twenty of Moore’s works are scattered throughout its 250 hilly acres. It’s great fun to stumble upon these randomly – one after another – as you make your way from one of the fifty garden plots to the next. BBG provides you with a map, of... [Read More...]
Five Must-See Gardens
1. The Mount The Edith Wharton Estate and Gardens http://edithwharton.org/ 2 Plunkett Street • Lenox, Massachusetts 01240-0974 General Info call 413-551-5111 Open May through December. (See related article) 2. Tower Hill Botanical Garden www.towerhillbg.org Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston, MA is a wonderful weekend destination located on 132 acres. Less than an hour from Boston, this is truly a world class garden. It is the headquarters... [Read More...]
New Hampshire Botanical Gardens
New Hampshire Botanical Gardens What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon in New Hampshire! No matter which part of the Granite State you’ll be staying in or reside, you’ll be pleased to hear that there are a grand total of four flowering botanical gardens located sporadically throughout. From Rhododendrons to lilacs to tributary gardens, blossoms are in bloom seasonally for your visual and aromatic pleasures! Jesse Hepler Lilac Arboretum... [Read More...]
