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Top 5: Botanical Gardens on the East Coast

by Nia Scott

May 4, 2019

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Botanical gardens are outstanding and a well-known place to take in and appreciate nature. Many bring along their cameras and phones to capture photos of the beauty. Visitors to botanical gardens will be glad they came. These gardens are some of the best on the East Coast.

 

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are gorgeous. It’s a picturesque garden with many species of plants. This garden is popular among the locals and tourists. It’s located in Boothbay, Maine, and features a garden with a breathtaking multilevel waterfall.

 

Mt. Cuba Delaware

Mt. Cuba Delaware is less manicured than most botanical gardens and gives off more of a fairy garden vibe. It’s a wonderful place to spend an afternoon getting lost. It was established to educate visitors about plants by showing them their beauty. This technique must work because every year thousands of visitors flock to the gardens.

 

Bayard Cutting Arboretum

The Bayard Cutting Arboretum in New York is a park in the Long Island State Park Region. It’s an incredible garden with beautiful plants. They offer tours, workshops and programs to educate the public about the importance of the facility.

 

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens in New York were designed by the world-renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The gardens have both outside and inside exhibits, tailoring to the needs of the plants. This technique allows the gardens to house plants from all over the world.

 

Mounts Botanical Gardens

The oldest and largest public garden in Palm Beach County is called the Mounts Botanical Gardens. Located in Florida, this garden specializes in showcasing Florida’s native plants in a bid to educate the local community. They offer many programs to help them reach this goal.

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