There are a handful of Botanical Gardens in Zürich, most notable is the Botanical Garden of the University of Zürich. Jah willing though, a rainy afternoon and less plant-dedicated hosts led us in the direction of another botanic museum of sorts: Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zurich, or the Succulent Collection of Zurich. Founded in 1931, this garden plays host to one of the largest and most significant collections of rare and diverse succulents and cacti from all over the world.
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Botanical Dreams: Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Leave your winter blue’s at home and step inside the magical winter wonderland created at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens–where a half-million illuminated lights will leave you enchanted within the small town of Belmont, North Carolina.
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Hometown to two thirds Bloom is Naples, FL, where lies the enchanted Naples Botanical Garden. It is navigationally located between 26 latitude north and 26 latitude south allowing it to showcase some of most diverse subtropical flora from around the globe.
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Nestled in the heart of downtown Brooklyn lies a century old true horticultural hideaway from the bustle of NYC, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Aside from its charm of providing frantic New Yorkers with flora and fauna rather than a sea of cement, BBG offers culturally relevant collections and events. There's the Shakespeare garden that houses over 80 plants mentioned in his works, the famous rose garden with almost 1,000 varieties, and of course the annual cherry blossom festival that brings out everyone from young children to Bill Cunningham.
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The ATL Botanical Garden is among the great wonders of the horticultural world, located in the southern region of the US. Lucky for us Floridians, the pilgrimage is not so bad. These snaps were taken back in April when spring was in full sprung. Outside was filled acres of japanese gardens, edibles, mini pine forests and exotic flowers. Along with their outdoor collections, they have three indoor collections that really made me swoon: tropical rotundas, orchid wonderlands and a desert house.
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