The Top 20 Best Public Gardens to Visit in the United States
For the past year I’ve been compiling a list of Public Gardens in the United States for my gardening website. Â These gardens all look like fantastic places to visit, but what are the most popular?
The most popular public gardens (based on online chatter) in the USA are:
20. New Orleans Botanical Garden in New Orleans, Louisiana
…a tie for #20…
20. Cleveland Botanical Garden in Cleveland, Ohio
19. Beaumont Botanical Gardens in Beaumont, Texas
18. Memphis Botanic Garden in Memphis, Tennessee
17. San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio, Texas
16. Missouri Botanical Garden in Saint Louis, Missouri
15. Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, New York
14. New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York
13. Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
12. Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado
11. Green Bay Botanical Garden in Green Bay, Wisconsin
10. Atlanta Botanical Garden in Atlanta, Georgia
9. Hershey Gardens in Hershey, Pennsylvania
8. Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City, Utah
7. Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, Alabama
6. Chicago Botanic Garden in Chicago, Illinois
5. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Santa Barbara, California
4. San Francisco Botanical Garden in San Francisco, California
3. United States Botanic Garden in Washington, District of Columbia
2. Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Brooklyn, New York
…and the most popular public garden in the United States of America is…
1. United States National Arboretum in Washington, District of Columbia
We have an excellent mix of public gardens in the United States, with fourteen states and the District of Columbia making it into the top twenty. Â New York, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Texas, and California placed multiple times. Â Also nice to see a mix around the country, with gardens on each coast and scattered throughout the country.
So get out there and visit some of these magnificent botanical gardens and arboretums, and be sure to take the time to smell the roses … and orchids!
I compiled this list by searching for each public garden listed on a number of search engines and ranking them by the number of web pages, discussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are available online.
Check out my complete list of Public Gardens at www.GardeningWithLarry.com.
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