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Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden — The Best Christmas Lights Display In Atlanta

Garden Experiments — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:01:54 +0000

Driving through different neighborhoods to see their Christmas lights is one of my favorite things to do during the Christmas. It’s a family tradition – my parents took us kids and now we take our kids. The colorful light displays give me the warm fuzzies. When I saw the promo for Garden Lights, Holiday Nights […]

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Take a Peek Inside the San Juan Botanical Garden of Puerto Rico

Garden Experiments — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:21:39 +0000

The San Juan Botanical Garden covers nearly 290 acres and includes 30,000 plants. The garden features an orchid house, an aquatic garden, lowland moist forest, a heliconia garden, a Monet garden, a palm tree section, a Taíno garden, a bamboo chapel, and an herbarium. The garden includes two Sculpture Gardens with large sculptures. Our Visit […]

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Tour of the Aarhus Botanical Garden in Denmark

Garden Experiments — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:19:17 +0000

The wind is blowing fiercely but the sun has finally arrived here in Aarhus, Denmark, so I decided to walk to the botanical garden to enjoy the afternoon. It’s only a few blocks from here and I love visiting gardens whenever I travel. One of my favorite parts about botanical gardens is I get the […]

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Japanese Garden at Frederik Meijer Gardens

Garden Experiments — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:04:44 +0000

Irises, azaleas, rhododendrons, viburnums, and lilacs greeted us as we entered the first path in the Japanese Garden. Many of the plants in the garden are native to Michigan, this ensures they will thrive and continue to grow as they are well-adapted to the growing conditions. The Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese Garden opened in 2015 […]

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Wildflowers in Michigan

Garden Experiments — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:35:26 +0000

I love traveling to different places and getting to see the wildflowers and botanical gardens there. It’s especially fun when the native plants are different than the ones that grow in Mississippi. It’s fun to see how many I already know and then try to identify the new ones. Loda Lake Wildflower Sanctuary On a […]

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Spring Tour of Colonnade Garden in Columbus, MS

Garden Experiments — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:30:06 +0000

As part of the spring tourism season, the city of Columbus holds a Spring Pilgrimage that includes tours of antebellum homes, live music events, arts, food, a 5K race, and stories from the town’s history. We selected the tour that included Colonnade Gardens. The original gardens were installed in the 1860’s and include a boxwood […]

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10 Amazing Facts About Orchids

Garden Experiments — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:18:59 +0000

Orchids are amazing! They have so many shapes, sizes, and colors of flowers and can be found all over the world. Here are some fun facts about orchids. Many of the showiest orchids are epiphytic, meaning they attach themselves to other woody plants with their roots and get their nutrients and water from the air […]

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Fuqua Orchid Center

Garden Experiments — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:15:25 +0000

Visiting the Atlanta Botanical Gardens is always a highlight of my trips to Atlanta, and stopping in at the Fuqua Orchid Center is always a favorite. The Center was donated by the J. B. Fuqua Family in 2002. Here is a video of the beautiful entrance to the center – it was filled with anthuriums […]

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Atlanta Botanical Garden

Garden Experiments — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:28:44 +0000

Earth Goddess & Cascades Garden Kendeda Canopy Walk Container Gardens at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens Fuqua Orchid Center This video shows the formal hedge garden with a water fountain in the center that contains a Chihuly glass sculpture at the Atlanta Botanical Garden

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Kendeda Canopy Walk – Atlanta Botanical Garden

Garden Experiments — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:12:09 +0000

Suspended over 40 feet above the gardens and extended 600 feet, the Kenada Canopy Walk gives you a great bird’s eye view of the landscape through the Storza Woods. It has been several years since I had a chance to visit the garden. This is a new addition to me – the Kenada Canopy Walk. […]

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