Gardens Across America: East of the MississippiGardening is one of America's most popular hobbies, and attendance at public gardens and arboreta continues to rise. Gardens Across America is a comprehensive two-volume guide to nearly 2,000 gardens. Each entry in this state-by-state guide contains such basic information as hours of operation and directions as well asa listing of activities, educational programs, and any unique botanical features. Gardens are also indexed by type (Japanese, children's etc. and by designer; another index lists plant species and where they can be found. Twenty-four pages of color plates round out this portable directory of America's public gardens. |
Contents
Gardens and Arborera Descriptions | 1 |
Connecticut | 13 |
Delaware | 31 |
District of Columbia | 39 |
Florida | 47 |
Georgia | 70 |
Illinois | 85 |
Indiana | 110 |
New York | 231 |
North Carolina | 278 |
Ohio | 303 |
Pennsylvania | 327 |
Puerto Rico | 354 |
Rhode Island | 356 |
South Carolina | 360 |
Tennessee | 371 |
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