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The List
The list: Public gardens in the US
By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright
Globe correspondents /
October 6, 2012
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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
St. Louis
314-577-5100
One of the oldest gardens in the country, with a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden and one of the world’s largest collections of rare and endangered orchids.
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OLD WESTBURY GARDENS
Westbury, N.Y.
516-333-0048
Considered one of the finest English gardens in the country, historic English mansion surrounded by 200 acres of formal gardens, ponds, and woodlands on north shore of Long Island.
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US BOTANIC GARDEN
Washington, D.C.
202-225-8333
An urban oasis with a conservatory, National Garden with regional plants, rose and butterfly gardens, and two-acre Bartholdi Park.
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VIZCAYA
Miami
305-250-9133
Ten acres of American Renaissance gardens surround a Gilded Age mansion built for industrialist John Deering.
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DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN
Phoenix
480-941-1225
Scenic trails meander through dramatic displays of desert plants from around the world.
DIANE BAIR AND PAMELA WRIGHT
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