In 1897, the State of New York set aside 39 acres in
Brooklyn for the establishment of a botanic garden. Today,
the facility consists of several gardens including the
Cherry Esplanade, Children's Garden, Discovery Garden,
Fragrance Garden, Herb Garden, Japanese Hill-and-Pond
Garden, Lily Pool Terrace, Native Flora Garden, Osborne
Garden, Plant Family Collection, Rock Garden, Rose Garden,
Shakespeare Garden and a large Conservatory.
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This is one of the classic historical botanical gardens of the
world. The collections are vast, well maintained and
labeled. If you are an avid horticulturist, you should make
a visit.
That said, I have to say that it was an "adventure" for this
small town boy in traveling to the gardens. I was visiting
in northern New Jersey and decided to take a day trip to see
the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the
New York Botanical
Garden. The first stop was in Brooklyn followed by the
drive to NYBG in the Bronx. When I got to the second garden,
I had traveled a total of 76.2 miles (most of them on
expressways) and I had spent a little over 3. 5 hours in the
car!
Each garden constitutes a green oasis in the middle of the
concrete, aggressive traffic and masses of people. However,
both are wonderful, wonderful gardens! See them! |
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