1001 Gardens to see before you die

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Lanolin

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This was actually a title of a book. It actually had 1001 gardens in it. It wasn't 1001 gardens to die in or 1001 cemeteries to haunt after you die.

Anyway, if you like visiting gardens, can you show or tell me what ones you've been to that you really liked.
Or if you want to visit gardens, which ones would you most want to see...anywhere in the world.

I mean, maybe not the OG Garden of Eden, or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which was one of the 7th wonders of the world. But there are some pretty amazing gardens out there that are free to visit or open to the public for a donation.

My picks --
Monet's garden in Giverney France
Garden of Ninfa in Italy
Summer Palace or Yihe garden in Beijing China
Keukenhof garden in Lisse near Amsterdam, Netherlands
Butchart Gardens in Canada
Garden of Gesthemane in Jerusalem, Israel

Closer to home I am still hoping to get to Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand, because they have a new Egyptian Garden I haven't been to yet, and a surreal knot garden. amongst many theme designer gardens. I mean, I could go to Egypt and check out the gardens there, but I don't have that much money to fly to Egypt at the moment.
Am planning to see the Wintergarden in the Auckland Domain soon as it is now coming into winter, and they have a hothouse, and it will be warm!

In almost every country in every important city/capital there will be a botanic garden, where botanists collect plants from all over and place them in a garden, so definitely check those out before you die. Plant ID is something you don't want to miss. Esp since Adam and Eve got it soo wrong in the beginning.
Botanic Gardens are interesting because botanists try to collect all these plants and then recreate the growing conditions like where they come from, so when you go to them it's kinda like travelling the world in a garden. Or they can be a complete miscellany of plants, but at least they're all labelled so you know what's what.

Also..a Tree Museum is called an Arboretum. I really did not know that we had to have them, but yes, destroying forests by cutting down all the trees is still a thing.

So name and post pics, or vids of virtual tours...I wanna see.
 
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More pics...wish to see it one day.
I love the arbours, the standard roses, the sunny borders, just amazing. Imagine how it smells in spring!
The third pic with the nasturtiums running over the path is my favourite. I like when gardens run a bit wild.

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My garden club proposed a visit to a buddhist temple where they have a garden.

Two members who are Christians say they won't go because they are Christians and not Buddhists. Even just to look at the garden. We not going to worship there.

What do you think. Should I go or not? I have been before as one of my Uncles is a Buddhist. The garden is nice it has water feature.
Also, one of the Christian members has a sister, and we did visited her garden, and it had Japanese things in it that were sort of Buddhist. So why are they opposed to go to this one? It's free, we don't need to pay.

Anyway, I just wondered if Christians are not allowed to go to visit other religious sites. Like would a Christian refuse to see or visit the Taj Mahal, because its creator was a Muslim. And there are gardens surrounding it....? What if they were on a tour with a group? Would they just stay in the bus or coach, or go visit a church garden instead?
 
This is the garden
www.gardens.org.nz

Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple NZ — New Zealand Garden Trust

Nestled in the peaceful suburb of Flat Bush, Auckland, the garden at Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple of New Zealand offers a tranquil sanctuary where nature and spirituality meet. Designed in the spirit of Humanistic Buddhism, the garden features manicured hedges, symbolic sculptures, and stone-paved
www.gardens.org.nz www.gardens.org.nz

I haven't posted any pictures on here cos maybe Buddhism offends some Christians. But I'm going to look at the plants, not worship the Buddhas statues or whatever.
 
We going in July/August. Which may not be the best time to go, as the Osmanthus may not be blooming then. but it would be interesting to see it in the winter season. We're also going to the Wintergardens on another date.

The Wintergardens are always a favourite with me. If I ever got married, it would be in a garden.
There's also the Tree Church, but you'd have to go down the line (i.e travel down the motorway/train) to get there. That is also beautiful.
 
Could also go to the cemetery, where people of all denominations are buried, there are wildflowers there.
 
Huh maybe it's a case of 'A christian would never....' and there's a huge long list so we don't end up doing anything to interact with the world around us, in case we accidentally end up sinning.
 
Lanolin said:
Gesthemane?
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No but that's good one last I heard it was a dumping ground like 35 years ago.
I was thinking men as treed & branches Parah grow I do have a Kool public place I haven't be there in near 50 years and ity Half mile walk away its called the domes
 
frederickdoc said:
No but that's good one last I heard it was a dumping ground like 35 years ago.
I was thinking men as treed & branches Parah grow I do have a Kool public place I haven't be there in near 50 years and ity Half mile walk away its called the domes
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Eden garden?
There are several.
is it the one in the UK with the domes...?
 
The Eden Project

The Eden Project

Eco visitor attraction in Cornwall, UK. As an educational charity, our destinations and projects explore the interconnections between all living things.
www.edenproject.com www.edenproject.com
 
Should I ask God how long I've got to live, so I can see all these gardens before I die?

I guess it don't matter to most people. :cry:
 
Today is the day

Also, if anyone is having a garden party, can they please send me an invite? Thanks!
 
The buddhist temple garden was very zen, but more Chinese zen than Japanese zen. Or maybe Taiwanese which seems like a cross between the two. It was quite a clipped formal garden set out with a paved courtyard.
The cherry trees were not in bloom, but the daffodils were.
There were little stone buddha children under the cherry trees one one side and a walk through garden trail on the other side which had camellias, mondo grass, Japanese maples etc.
They had water feature as you head to the pagoda, the water falls down the walls as you go down the path to the shrines that hold promised enlightenment.
The guide told us that when the temple closes at 3pm the nuns and monks tend the garden. I didn't go into the shrine part where the adherents give incense offerings and bow before the giant fat smiling buddha statue set among orchids in pots. But it was all very interesting, apparently the temple gives a lot to schools, and it has an art gallery of chinese brush painting scrolls and places where you can sit and read.
It also has a vegetarian cafe on the side.

I can imagine it being very peaceful when nobody it there chanting.
 
We've also been to the tree church a few years ago, it's so lovely there

www.treechurch.co.nz

TreeChurch

TreeChurch is a living chapel set among beautiful gardens in Ohaupō, offering a unique place to visit or host a wedding in Waikato.
www.treechurch.co.nz www.treechurch.co.nz
 
Sad fact, members of my garden club keep dying. Went to a funeral the other week.

Am going to the Wintergardens this Saturday. Hopefully nobody else dies before they get to see this one again.

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I came, I saw, I took cuttings

lol no I didn't do the last one. Just took some photos. Love the Wintergardens. Nice and warm too!
 
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