Need a vacation idea? Are you a gardener? Then a garden tour may be just the thing to inspire and invigorate you!
There is nothing like looking at beautiful gardens to inspire your creativity and lift your spirits. The earth boasts so many that one blog certainly cannot contain them all. But I will give an assortment to get your ideas flowing...
Some resources to explore the world’s garden tours that are available:
- http://www.coopersmiths.com/2007tours.html
- Famous Gardens in Western United States http://www.crescentbloom.com/II/F/10.htm
- Histories of famous gardens, from Monet's garden to Boxwood Garden in Salem, Oregon. http://www.ability.org.uk/histories_of_famous_gardens.html
- Japanese Gardens http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2099.html
- Famous National Trust Garden Tours http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-gardens/w-gardens-gardenstovisit/w-gardens-gardenstovisit-famousgardens.htm. The National Trust Gardens are among the most magnificent and diverse to be seen anywhere.
- Garden Travel Programs from the experts at Horticulture Magazine http://www.hortmag.com/garden_tours.asp “Drawing on the magazine's unrivaled network of garden writers, photographers, and correspondents, these visits take participants to the best and most unusual private and public gardens, specialty nurseries, and memorable landscapes.” Their next Garden Tour:
- Chile and Patagonia; December 1-10, 2006 with Nan Sinton and Ricardo Austrich; plus a visit to Argentina's Bariloche Lake District, December 10-14, 2006.
- Don't miss The American Horticulture Society's River Farm. "One of George Washington's original five farms, in Alexandria, VA., River Farm is 25 acres located on the Potomac River, containing beautiful gardens as well as a wide variety of wildlife." A tour of River Farm is a gardener's DREAM vacation, full of educational and inspirational gardening ideas for you to put into practice.
