Blog

Yu Garden: an Extraordinary, Five Century Old Chinese Garden

The Yu Garden is a remnant of the Ming Dynasty first conceived in 1559. In its multi-century history, the garden has suffered serious damage and undergone significant restoration to become a national monument in 1982. Situated beside the City God Temple in the City of Shanghai, Yu Garden spans an area of 2 hectares with […]

The Gardens of Versailles: Royal Decadence, Lasting Beauty

The Gardens of Versailles are a part of the elegant Chateau de Versailles, which was built in the mid-17th century under Louis XIII following his purchase of the lands in 1632. The gardens lie on 800 hectares of land, and they represent the iconic French formal garden landscape that has been copied for centuries in […]

Explore Portland’s Amazing International Rose Test Garden

Portland, Oregon is widely known as the “City of Roses” thanks in large part to the city’s incredible International Rose Test Garden, which is found in Washington Park. The garden was created as a haven for hybrid roses grown in Europe during WWI, as there was great fear that these plants would be permanently destroyed […]

Huntington Desert Garden: A World-Class Collection of Desert Plants

The desert landscape is full of rich beauty that can be found in the wide variety of plant life that thrives in such conditions. Located on the grounds of The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, the Huntington Desert Garden is home to one of the world’s largest collections of […]

Kew Gardens: The Largest Collection of Living Plants on Earth

The sprawling Kew Gardens of southwest London contain the world’s largest collection of living plants that attract about 1.35 million visitors per year, making the gardens one of England’s most visited tourist destinations. The gardens have been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 2003, and they include more than 30,000 different plant […]