Gardens of the World
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Some of the World's most amazing Gardens and men made agricultural and woodland Landscapes. (We're aiming to recommend Gardens and Landscape from all over the World, if you want to contribute please send Joana a message)
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Douro's Vineyards in Alijó
The terraced vineyards of the Douro valley encompass 60.000 acres, and are a UNESCO world heritage site since 2001.
Palácio dos Marqueses de Fronteira in Lisbon City
"This beautiful garden is distinguished by its great stairways, water tanks, coloured glazed tiles and decorative parterres. From the plan, one might think it a renaissance garden inspired by du Cerceau and dating from the 1550s and. In fact, as the exuberant detailing reveals, the garden was made in the 1660s. The water tanks have panels decorated with azulejos, plaques and busts, adding brilliant hues to the garden: terracotta, indigo, cerulean, turquoise, lemon-yellow. The Chapel Walk is an outdoor gallery with tiled panels showing allegories of the arts and sciences. Fronteira is perhaps the finest examples of a uniquely Portuguese approach to garden design: comfortable, grand, lush, intimate and brilliantly coloured" Garden Visit
Montado Cork-oak Woodlands in Aljustrel
"One of the last places in Europe where a sustainable local economy still dovetails harmoniously with nature.Every time we weigh up which bottle of wine to buy, we hold the fate of nightingales, rare black storks, secretive wild cats and one of the world’s most remarkable trees in our hands. It’s all to do with the stopper. If it’s cork, it probably came from the bark of one of the ancient cork oak trees from the Montados, in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The cork oak is the only tree in the world whose bark can be periodically removed without killing it. But this tree is amazing in other ways. It survives in poor soil and searing heat and provides not only nesting places for Booted Eagles but also space for some of Europe’s rarest wildflowers." BBC Natural World
Jardim Botânico da Madeira in Madeira
With over 2500 species of plants, this botanic garden is one of the islands main attractions and of the best places to enjoy Madeira's unique and truly spectacular flora.
Jardim de Monserrate in Sintra
I feel in love with it. "Unique testimony to the ecletic spirit of the eigtheen hundreds: excotic trees, waterfalls and lakes to discover this unique Park."
Plantação de Chá Gorreana in Maia
The Gorreana Tea Plantation was established in 1883 and is being run by the same family for five generations-it produces 35 tons of organic tea per year, most of it is sold locally but you can buy it on-line as well.
Chateau de Versailles in Versailles
I remember going to this Palace as a kid and find it the most wonderful garden ever.. :)
La promenade plantée in Paris
Can you believe you are in the middle of Paris? Multi-story apartments poke up here & there to pursuade you. Magnifique!
Kruidtuin in Leuven
Small botanic garden full of surprises - fruit trees, chickens, bees, a fish pond, greenhouses... a great place to stroll around and also to sit and read
Kew Gardens in Richmond
An UNESCO world heritage site, Kew Gardens celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2009.Not only does it harbour the world’s largest collection of living plants but also a Royal palace, fantastic glass houses,museums, galleries,18th century follies, seed banks, libraries and a tree top walkway. A world in itself.
London Wetland Centre in London
42 Hectare wetland haven in southwest London. Visitor centre with bird viewing observatory, interactive discovery centre for children, boardwalks & pathways.
Privy Garden, Hampton Court Palace in Richmond
Beautifully reconstructed garden of William 111 of England. Originally established in 1702. This was the private garden of many of England's kings.
Hampton Court Maze in Richmond
Planted in 1702 this is the most famous hedge maze in the world. It looks easy, but it has trapped many a visitor in its clutches. Ask me, I know.
Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh
Peaceful haven in busy city,quiet,and very central,you would be hard pushed to believe you are in centre of a city,wonderful hothouses and Japanese Garden with a cafe on top of small hill with a great view of Edinburgh's skyline
Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris
Great park to escape from the bustle of the city. Like a little slice of nature in Paris with rolling hills, rocky cliffs, and fake waterfalls.
Generalife Gardens in Granada
Generalife Gardens are part of the Alhambra complex. Beautifully situated on the hill beside Granada. Ensure that you take a slow walk in the garden, the whole palace complex of Alhambra as well as hidden Palacio Generalife.
Villa Garzoni in Pescia
Recenty restored gardens,but still an ongoing project,but well worth the visit,water features are wonderful,across the road is the little park for kids with a Pinocchio trail with a modern twist to scupltures of the storry
Fondazione William Walton E La Mortella in Forio
Wonderful gardens on top of a hill in Forio,Ischia. A true labour of Love by Lady Walton,well worth the trip to the island just to see the spectacular display of lilies in their special hothouse
Giardini Botanici Hanbury in Ventimiglia
Wonderful gardens now owned by Geona University,with great views of the sea,with great monument to gardens original owners who are buried in the garden's ground
Giusti Del Giardino in Verona
Lovely little gardens in the romantic city of Verona,a little on the small side but pretty
Minsk Botanical Garden in Minsk
It's a really nice and huge botanical garden.You need to pay some small entrance fee.Next to it,there is a huge park, which one can enter for free. There is also a small lake with swans and they also keep horses and goats to keep the grass down.Nearby the entrance you will find a huge range of flowers, if you go a little bit further you will find a greenhouse and a orchard. You may also find small kiosks which sell drinks and snacks.
Botanischer Garten der TUD in Darmstadt
This is a very cute garden.You can find there a wide range of flowers and plants.This garden is managed by the Technical University of Darmstadt.
Botanischer Garten München Nymphenburg in Munich
It's size is around 22 ha and the greenhouses alone have a size of 4.500 m².
St Stephen's Green in Dublin
Large beautiful park and gardens. James Joyce, Oscar Wilde & others are memorialized. Nondescript bench honoring Women of Magdalene Laundries broke my heart...
Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh
A lovely little haven in the centre of a city,under the shadow of the famous Castle and the site of a former loch,it is a nice place to enjoy a picnic lunch after shopping on the famous Princes Street
Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh
Hard to imagine such a huge park in the centre of a capital city,climb to the top using pathways provided to have a fantastic view of the capital and beyond from the top of an extinct volcano
Powerscourt Garden in Wicklow
the most famous garden in Ireland, built in the 19th century, and inspired in Versailles and Schönbrunn gardens. I recommend it!
Pico Vineyards in Pico
Small walls of vulcanic rocks that protect the vines from the weather is a way of improving the wine and the view. This is also a world heritage site by Unesco.
Leiria Pine Woods in Portugal
Also known as the King's Pine Woods, they were planted in the 14th century by royal decree to protect the agricultural lands from advancing coastal sands. Later, the wood from this forest would be used to build the ships of the portuguese age of discoveries (15th and 16th century)
Tulip Fileds of Holland in The Netherlands
The wonderful tulip fields in the west of the Netherlands that have inspired Monet and Van Gogh.
Flanders Poppy Fields in Belgium
In Flanders fields the poppies blow/ Between the crosses, row on row,/ That mark our place; and in the sky/ The larks, still bravely singing, fly/ Scarce heard amid the guns below.// We are the Dead. Short days ago/ We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow/ Loved and were loved, and now we lie/ In Flanders fields.// Take up our quarrel with the foe:/ To you from failing hands we throw/ The torch; be yours to hold it high./ If ye break faith with us who die/ We shall not sleep, though poppies grow/ In Flanders fields.//. John McCrae, May 1915
Oporto Botanical Garden in Oporto
This is not one of the most glamorus, but in the city, is one of the kind, and full of charme and literary references. To be discovered.
Polder de Beemster in Beemster
Where the netherlanders started conquering soil to the waters. It's wonderful to drive along, even better to take a bike. Man may meet nature in harmonious ways
Orto Botanico in Padua
This is the oldest botanical garden in the world, built in 1545 for research purposes. It is Unesco Heritage since 1997. (been there last week, wow)
Chelyuskinites Park in Minsk
Forest park.The park contains an amusement park and a children railroad.
Beryl Ivey Knot Garden in Toronto
Knot gardens demonstrate the formal art of pruning and shaping plants in a defined garden space. They first appeared in English, French and Italian gardens in the sixteenth century. This unique knot garden offers an abstract contemporary twist to traditional knot garden design.
Allan Gardens Conservatory in Toronto
Established in 1858, Allan Gardens Conservatory was named after George William Allan - a politician and cultural leader. Allan Gardens cover over 16,000 sq ft (0.3 acres) and has the largest collection of pandanus (Madagascar tropical pine) in Toronto. The Palm House was created in 1910 and modeled after similar structures in England and USA. It features six greenhouses with permanent plant collection: sub-tropical garden, Palm House and cacti greenhouse (see picture), and seasonal plants.
St. James Gardens in Toronto
Situated in the heart of downtown T.O., this is a very colorful and nature-friendly (see birds in the picture) spirtual garden connected to St. James Cathedral, an Anglican parish church that serves as one of downtown’s most prominent spiritual centres dated back to 1797.
Leslie Street Allotment Gardens in Toronto
The allotment gardens were dated back to the early 1970s, and still most Torontonians don't even know they exist. Toronto's secret gardens provide the space for apartment dwellers and health foodies to grow their own vegetables, plant wildflowers, or just spend a silent, zen-like day with their fingers in the dirt. It's a healthy way for people who live in condos and apartments to be able to grow what they eat, and experience the therapeutic effect of tending flowers and vegetables.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Southern Suburbs
This Botanical Garden on the slopes of Table Mountain grows only indigenous South African plants. On Sundays in summer musical concerts are held on the lawns.
Company's Gardens in Cape Town
The garden was established in 1652 by Dutch settlers to grow fruit and vegetables to provision spice-trading sailing ships on the long sea route to the east.
Harold Porter Botanical Garden in Pringle Bay
The garden is set between mountain and sea in the heart of the Cape fynbos region. It is renowned for its waterfalls, amber pools, Disa uniflora & King Protea.
Caledon Wild Flower Garden in Cape Town
10 km walking trail that leads to the famous “window rock". Fynbos vegetation, indigenous trees, prolific bird life and flowers. Mountain views of the Swartberg
Olive Peace Grove, Goedgedacht Farm, Riebeeck Kasteel in Cape Town
The farm has an olive peace grove of 10 000 trees. The oil is sold & the profits support the children of poor farm workers in the Path Out of Poverty program.
Japanese Garden in Portland
Much bigger than I expected and easy to get to via public transit from downtown Portland. So many different parts to the garden, each unique. Take lots of pics.
Getty Center in Brentwood
This is a smaller but very beautifully architected garden. The views of Los Angeles from here are spectacular. It's all very nicely put together and as part of the larger Getty Center, one can spend a whole day here. Free admission!
Ramskop Wild Flower Garden, Clanwilliam in Cape Town
Walks through the garden offer views over the Clanwilliam Dam and of the Cederberg Mountains. Ancient rock art painted by the San people can also be seen.
Lurie Garden in Chicago
Young garden in Millenium Park. Enter to see the Michigan Avenue Wall rising over wildflowers. Also rabbits & a pleasant water feature. Pretend you're away.
Grant Park in Chicago
Chicago's extensive front yard btw Michigan Avenue & Lake Michigan includes formal gardens, world class museums & sculptures -- including Agora pictured.
Les Jardins De La Koutoubia in Marrakech
Beautiful fragrant garden next to the Koutoubia Minaret. Open to all. Linger at dusk amidst the palm trees & roses to write in your travel diary.
Osaka Garden in The World
Cross the bridge over the lagoon. Voila - Japanese tranquility. Look back towards the Museum of Science & Industry. You may spy the ghost of Clarence Darrow.
Humboldt Park Chicago in Chicago
Flowers, fields, lagoons. At night the city skyline rises over the boathouse. It's magic.
Imperial Palace East Gardens in Chiyoda Ward
A traditional Japanese Garden near the imperial Palace, you feel far away from the city in this beautifully landscaped garden.
Himeji - Koko-en Garden in Himeji
Built in along the streets that made up the Samurai’s quarters. The gardens are not original to the time period but are beautifully recreated Edo style gardens.
Botanical Gardens in Quito
The garden is located in La Carolina Park and was created to conserve and exhibit the native flora of the Andes.
İstanbul Üniversitesi Botanik Bahçesi in Demirtaş
The oldest botanical gardens in Istanbul, established in 1937 it is run by Istanbul University and is a beautiful place for an afternoon break.
Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix
Beautiful garden representing the Sonoran Desert of the American southwest.
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pond in Chicago
A tiny hidden Sanctuary. It adjoins Lincoln Park Zoo and cars & buses speed by outside its enclosure. You sit in a dark leafy place and eat a sandwich.
Singapore Botanic Gardens in Tanglin
Well presented and beautifully kept gardens in the heart of this very modern city. The Orchid hybrids are stunning. It is even a great place in the pouring rain
Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino
Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy is here along with Thomas Lawrence’s Pinkie, 14 different themed gardens and a decorated manuscript of Canterbury Tales.
Richmond Park in Kingston upon Thames
It's hard to believe you are in the middle of London when you step inside this royal park. Home to about 650 deer, but take care during the rutting season!
Wimbledon Common in Merton
One of the "lungs" of London, these commons are so big you can get lost in them (seriously!). This was my favourite green escape from the hassle of London life.
Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
Japanese Tea Garden, AIDS Memorial Grove, Stow Lake, Botanical Garden, the Dutch Windmill - lots of great spots for a picnic. Closed to traffic on Sundays.
Parque del Buen Retiro in Madrid
Every big city needs a good park and El Retiro is one of the best. Join the locals strolling, relaxing and playing in this beautiful stretch of green.
Chinese Garden of Friendship in Darling Harbour
An oasis of serenity and calm in the heart of Sydney's CBD. Picturesque vistas await you at every turn of the path. Balance, harmony and serenity.
Mount Wilson in Mt Wilson
Small community in the heart of the Blue Mountains famous for its beautiful landscaped private gardens, many of which are open to the public at certain times of the year.
Alice Springs Desert Park in Alice Springs
Discover the hidden beauty of the Australian desert in this lovely and informative park just outside Alice Springs.
Hermitage Foreshore Reserve in New South Wales
Thanks to regeneration projects this has remained a little bit of Australian bush in the heart of Sydney.
vaucluse park in Vaucluse
Site of Vaucluse House, historic house built by the Wentworth family. The only surviving Sydney harbourside estate with some of its grounds intact.
Museo Chillida-leku in Hernani
Museum devoted to the work of the most famous Basque artist- Chillida. Set in a 16th century farmhouse in the middle of beautiful parklands.
Parque de Garaio in Barrundia
Idyllic lakeside park close to Vitoria. Over 45kms of walking tracks, bikes for hire and gravel swimming beaches. Or pack a picnic and have a open air siesta.
University of Nevada Las Vegas: Arboretum in Las Vegas
A respite from fantasyland that is Las Vegas. 86 acres of indigenous plants. 2 acre Xeriscape incorporates water efficient plants to create a lush garden.
Orton Plantation in Winnabow
The Orton Plantation, near Wilmington, NC, has beautiful casual azalea gardens as well as formal trimmed gardens. You can also see the lovely plantation home while you're there, but people usually go for the gardens.
Biltmore Estate in Asheville
The Biltmore Estate has beautiful gardens of every kind. You can enjoy the garden at any time of the year, really, although azalea and bulb seasons are particularly beautiful to most people. Enjoy the mansion while you're there, as well!
Monticello in Charlottesville
There are beautiful blooms at Monticello throughout the year to enjoy. Please also enjoy the historic home of Thomas Jefferson while you are there. A Renaissance Man, he filled his home with many of his own inventions, which are intriguing. The property is also a working farm, and you can get a real sense of how it was to live there.
Tryon Palace Historic Sites in New Bern
Tryon Palace has beautiful formal gardens, as well as vegetable gardens and herb gardens. The historic home is also delightful!
Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton
In addition to the formal gardens and the beautiful casual plantings that seem to be everywhere, Airlie also boasts a butterfly garden and a swan lake. I absolutely love to have conferences there. The quarters are also quite nice and the food is five stars!
City of Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department: Arboretum in Greensboro
The Greensboro Arboretum is a lovely place to have a wedding (I did) or a stroll, or just enjoy the plantings. The small park invites you from Wendover Ave. (a local freeway) and it's worth the sidetrip.
Butterfly Gardens in Kuala Lumpur
Well, it's always a quiet thrill to see butterflies, isn't it. They seem so incredibly precious and fragile, as they really are! There are other fabulous gardens in KL.
Orchid Gardens in Kuala Lumpur
You must go to the orchid gardens while you are in Asia. There are just so many kinds!
Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem
The Reynolda Gardens at Wake Forest University are beautiful, and of course you are welcome to enjoy them!
Duke University: Duke Gardens in Durham
The Duke Gardens are simply lovely, free, and fun. Nice to explore and enjoy.
Oregon Gardens in Silverton
Large Garden that has every style of land in Oregon from the arid high desert of Central Oregon to the deep forests of the Willamette Valley.Great relaxing day!
Butchart Gardens in Central Saanich
One of, if not The, Most Beautiful Places I have been to in all my life. Extremely well maintained but also styled in a free-form wilderness style. Amazing!!!
International Rose Test Garden in Portland
Every rose has a unique scent, and I'd suggest taking coffee up to clear your nose after a couple sniffs. Without it, they smell similar and they aren't!!
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland
Fantastic walking area with a different face in all the 4 seasons! Come to look at the native flora and fauna and leave them to their own business. Don't feed the waterfowl!
Villa Montalvo Arboretum in Saratoga
Open year-round, these gardens in the Saratoga Hills surround a center for the arts and venue for concerts in the summertime.
Botanical Garden in San Francisco
55 acres of plant varieties from around the world are organized into themed sections in this garden dating from the 1890s.
Wintertur in Delaware
An extensive and varied garden and farm, founded by one of "the" DuPonts. There's also a mansion with exhibits and an extensive research library.
Hafez Tomb in Shīrāz
While the tomb of the great Persian poet Hafez is the main attraction for many visitors, the gardens are oustanding and extensive.
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Sq
Abounds with fountains, specialty gardens, greenhouses, and night-time light displays. They even do fireworks from time to time.
Hershey Gardens in Hershey
Not exactly Willy Wonka's edible garden, but rather a small, quietly relaxing park. Close to Hershey Park, which has thrill rides for the more adventurous.
Achamore Gardens in Argyll and Bute
It's an island and a botannical garden: two great things that go great together! Also, you can have scones and hot tea when you're ready for a bit of a rest.
Santa Barbara Botannical Gardens in Santa Barbara
The SBBG emphasizes local species, including a special garden for plants native to the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Includes gentle walks and hiking trails.
Devonian Gardens in Calgary
This year-round ndoor park covers over two acres on the top floor of the Toronto Dominion Square shopping mall. Note: closed for renovation until summer, 2010.
Flower Fields in Carlsbad
When you go to San Diego, if it is flower season, it is definitely worth the short trip up to Carlsbad to see the flower fields. They are absolutely breathtaking. Ranunculus, if I remember correctly.
Garden of the Gods Park in Manitou Springs
This is a different kind of garden altogether, isn't it? But one of the nicest gardens I get a chance to go to. I think you'll love it. Great place for a picnic and a walk. It doesn't always have lightening,.
Leave a comment (18 comments)
cristina_pt said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Mas na próxima semana conto fazer uma visita ao Jardim Botânico do Porto. ;)
Joana said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Conta tudo e mais alguma coisa, como podes ver pelos exemplos inclusos. Para a semana poes o Jardim Botanico do Porto? Sabes que a Sophia Mello Breyner Andersen se inspirou nele para escrever alguns dos livros infantis?
cristina_pt said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Combinadíssimo
JorgeHumberto said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Bem, falta o Jardim do Palácio de cristal.. .P
Mas se queres outro fantastico jardim, tens os Jardins do Palácio de Versailles.. .:)
Joana said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Por momentos reccei que fosses dizer "concerto dos Suede". Faz la a recomendacao, please para ver se este povo se inspira e comeca a juntar recomendacoes
JorgeHumberto said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
:P
mas só queres cenas em PT?
Joana said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
(We're aiming to recommend Gardens and Landscape from all over the World, if you want to contribute please send Joana a message)
:P
JorgeHumberto said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Então pq não puseste a minha sugestão, hem? :P
estoua ver que vou ter de o fazer eu.. .P
Joana said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Thank you Jorge and vkam. I'm passionate about Gardens and Landscaping and one of my hopes for this guide is to know more about it. It's also fun to see how the choices reflect someone's personality and interests :-)
jopyfish said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Thanks for inviting me to contribute! I added some gardens which may be less manicured, but definitely designed with fun and variety in mind.
Joana said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Variety is what I'm aiming for! :-)
Wisnia said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:
Hey Joana great guide! I think it would benefit with adding the Gardens of Alhambra, cheers!
Joana said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:
Thank you everyone, great recommendations!
jpreziosi said 5 months, 1 week ago:
these are simply gorgeous! how wonderful God's creations are!
cristina_pt said 5 months, 1 week ago:
God...men and women.
PortlandMac said 4 months, 2 weeks ago:
This is definately an amazing collection of how beautiful the world can be when man and nature work towards a common goal! :)
JenniferBosch said 2 months, 3 weeks ago:
An awesome guide. Loved browsing it.
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cristina_pt said 5 months, 4 weeks ago:
Olá quida,
Confesso que não conheço muitos jardins que merecessem o mesmo destaque que um Douro Vinhateiro. Contam parques? Bertiandos seria a minha eleição.