If the gardens and mansion at Alfred I. du Pont’s Delaware estate, Nemours, were built to impress, they were also … More
Category: Parks & Gardens
Art for All at New Jersey’s Grounds for Sculpture
The beautifully landscaped 42 acres of the Grounds for Sculpture (GFS) provide an inviting setting year-round for almost 300 contemporary … More
Art in Nature: Storm King Art Center at 60
A 500-acre, open-air sculpture park in New York’s Hudson Valley, Storm King Art Center is celebrating its 60th anniversary when … More
Reopening New Jersey’s Historic Greenwood Gardens
In September, historic Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills, New Jersey, is reopening after a planned, yearlong closure to enhance and … More
A Tradition of Excellence at Longwood Gardens
Visiting beautifully tended public gardens soothes and nourishes both the eyes and the spirit, and Longwood Gardens is one of … More
A Garden Treasure in the Bronx
To many visitors, the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is an inspiring place to explore beautiful landscapes; it’s also a … More
Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Garden Connects History and Community
One of America’s most historic gardens survives and thrives in Southwest Philadelphia today, preserving the legacy of pioneering colonial botanist … More
Fruitlands: From Transcendentalist Farm to Cultural Center in Massachusetts
Fruitlands, in Harvard, Massachusetts, was the site of an early farming commune of Transcendentalists founded by Bronson Alcott, father of … More
Kingsbrae Garden: Flowers with a Local Mission
A garden with a mission, New Brunswick’s Kingsbrae Garden covers 27 acres with more than 50,000 perennials in formal, casual … More
Japanese Tea Garden Combines History & Beauty
Nestled inside the Golden Gate Bridge Park in San Francisco is the oldest public Japanese Garden in the United States. … More
