New York Botanical Garden Article

This article briefly describes the wonders of the New York Botanical Garden.
New York Botanical Garden is not only one of the oldest and largest botanical gardens in the US, but also one of the finest in the world. Founded in 1891, it has 50 gardens spread over 250 acres. Designated a National Historic Landmark site, its 50 acres of indigenous forest are the last surviving patch of original green in New York and include red oak, birch and ash.

The main highlight of the garden is A World of Plants - an exhibition of the world's ecosystems, from dripping rain forest to dry desert in the Enid A Haupt building, a lovely Victorian crystal conservatory near the main entrance. Recent seasonal exhibitions included Caribbean Gardens: Journey to Paradise.

Take a half-hour tram ride past tulips, peonies, lilacs and magnolias and breathtaking areas such as the Palms of America Gallery, with 100 palms reaching to the sky in a glass dome. Visit the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden with over 2,700 bushes, the lively Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden and the alpine Rock Garden and its waterfall to get a fair sense of all that it offers.

The Everett Children's Adventure Garden is a great outdoor science experience for kids. Other program include dance and puppet shows and music concerts. International visitors won't be able to take advantage of the plant sale, but the Garden Cafe's terrace is a good place to absorb the garden's atmosphere.
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By Harry Preston
Published: 7/31/2009
 
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