gardens of the United States
Arizona
Desert Botanical Gardens*
Phoenix, Arizona
California
Balboa Park
San Diego, California
March 2007
Descanso Gardens
La Canada Flintridge, California
March 2007
Fioli*
Woodside, California
March 2007
The Getty Center*
Los Angeles, California
March 2007
The Getty Villa*
Pacific Palisades, California
March 2008
Hearst Castle*
San Simeon, California
March 2007
Huntington Botanical Gardens*
San Marino, California
March 2007
Linwood Gardens
Visalia, California
March 2007
Quarryhill Botanical Gardens*
Glen Ellen, California
San Francisco Botanical Garden*
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Colorado
Denver Botanical Gardens*
Denver, Colorado
October 2011, October 2017
Delaware
Mt. Cuba Center*
Hockessin, Delaware
October 2024
Nemours Estate*
Wilmington, Delaware
October 2024
Winterthur Garden*
Winterthur, Delaware
March 2012
Michigan
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
Detroit , Michigan
Florida
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
West Palm Beach, Florida
Cummer Museum of Art and Garden
Jacksonville, Florida
Fairchild Tropical Gardens*
Miami, Florida
Mounts Botanical Garden
Palm Beach, Florida
Vizcaya Museum & Garden*
Miami, Florida
Walt Disney World Resort*
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Georgia
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Atlanta, Georgia
Gardens and Gates of Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
March 2016
Savannah Botanical Gardens
Savannah, Georgia
March 2016
Illinois
Chicago Botanic Garden*
Glencoe, Illinois
Chicago Millennium Park*
Chicago, Illinois
Kansas
Overland Park, Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Overland Park, Kansas
Louisiana
Longue Vue House & Gardens
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 2014
Maryland
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton, Maryland
September 2010
Ladew Topiary Gardens*
Monkton, Maryland
August, 2012
New York
The Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
Museum of Modern Art
New York, New York
September 2017
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens*
Brooklyn, New York
September 2010, September 2017
Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm
Long Island City, Queens, New York
September 2017
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Buffalo, NY
Central Park*
New York, New York
September 2017
Congress Park
Saratoga Springs, New York
Conservatory Garden, Central Park
New York, New York
September 2010
George Eastman House Gardens*
Rochester, New York
Highland Park
Rochester, New York
High Line
Manhattan, New York
September 2017
Monet’s Garden at the New York Botanical Gardens
Bronx, New York
September 2012
New York Botanical Gardens*
Bronx, New York
September 2010, September 2017
Old Westbury Gardens*
Old Westbury, New York
September 2017
Planting Fields Arboretum
Oyster Bay, New York
September 2017
Rockefeller Estate at Kykuit*
Sleepy Hollow, New York
September 2017
Sonnenburg Gardens & Mansion
Canandaigua, New York
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
Cazenovia, New York
July, 2019
Untermyer Gardens
Yonkers, New York
September 2017
Wave Hill Gardens*
Bronx, New York
September 2010, September 2017
Webster Arboretum
Webster, New York
New Hampshire
The Fells*
Newbury, New Hampshire
North Carolina
The Biltmore Estate*
Asheville, North Carolina
April 2011
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina
April 2011
North Carolina Arboretum
Asheville, North Carolina
April 2011
JC Raulston Arboretum
Raleigh, North Carolina
April 2011
Sandhills Community Garden
Pinehurst, North Carolina
April 2011
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Durham, North Carolina
April 2011
Oregon
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens*
Portland, Oregon
May 2011
Gail Barnard’s Garden
Portland, Oregon
September 2019
International Rose Garden
Portland, Oregon
July 2010, September 2019
Lan Su Chinese Garden*
Portland, Oregon
May 2011, September 2019
Leach Botanical Gardens
Portland, Oregon
July 2010
Oregon Garden
Silverton, Oregon
May 2011
Portland Japanese Garden*
Portland, Oregon
July 2010, September 2019
Pennsylvania
Bartram’s Garden
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 2024
Chanticleer*
Wayne, Pennsylvania
September 2010, September 2013, October 2024
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Devon, Pennsylvania
October 2024
Longwood Gardens*
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
September 2010, March 2012, August 2012, October 2024
Morris Arboretum & Gardens
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 2024
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
October 2024
South Carolina
Middleton Place*
Charleston, South Carolina
April 2011
The Gardens of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
April 2011
Riverbanks Botanical Garden
Columbia, South Carolina
March 2016
Texas
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Houston, Texas
April 2017
Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
Houston, Texas
April 2017
Virginia
Black Bear Cottage
Private garden of Jack & Laura Overstreet
Town of Washington, Virginia
March 2017
Elissa’s Garden
Private garden of Elissa Steeves
Blacksburg, Virginia
March 2017
Colonial Williamsburg*
Williamsburg, Virginia
Arlie House & Gardens
Fauquier County, Virginia
March 2017
Eastwood
Warrenton, Virginia
March 2017
Hahn Horticulture Garden
Blacksburg, Virginia
March 2017
Hopefield
Warrenton, Virginia
March 2017
Huntley Hall
Broad Run, Virginia
March 2017
Loretta
Warrenton, Virginia
March 2017
Washington
Amazon’s Spheres
Seattle, Washington
September 2019
Bloedel Reserve*
Bainbridge Island, Washington
September 2019
Chihuly Garden & Glass
Seattle, Washington
September 2019
Heronswood
Kingston, Washington
September 2019
Olympic Sculpture Park
Seattle, Washington
September 2019
Washington Park Arboretum & Japanese Garden
Seattle, Washington
September, 2019*
Windcliff Garden (Dan Hinkley)
Indianola, Washington
September 2019
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oakes*
Washington, D.C.
September 2010
The U.S. National Arboretum
Washington, D.C.
September 2010
Gardens marked with an asterisk appear in the book
“1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die” by Rae Spenser-Jones