If you have the opportunity, visit these three great botanical gardens of the world: Victoria, British Columbia: The Butchart Gardens Duke University, North Carolina: Sarah P. Duke Gardens Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Botanic Garden

1. Victoria, British Columbia: The Butchart Gardens

• Location: Brentwood Bay, near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Established: Early 1900s.
• Founder: Jennie Butchart.
• Size: 55 acres.
• Key Features:
  • Sunken Garden: Created in a former limestone quarry.
  • Rose Garden: Featuring numerous varieties of roses.
  • Japanese Garden: Designed by Isaburo Kishida, a Japanese landscape artist.
  • Italian Garden and Mediterranean Garden.
  • Seasonal displays and events, including fireworks in the summer and Christmas light displays in winter.

2. Duke University, North Carolina: Sarah P. Duke Gardens

• Location: Duke University campus, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
• Established: 1934.
• Size: 55 acres.
• Key Features:
  • Historic Gardens: Including the Terrace Gardens with their famous Italianate design.
  • Culberson Asiatic Arboretum: Featuring plants native to East Asia.
  • Blomquist Garden of Native Plants: Highlighting flora native to the southeastern United States.
  • Doris Duke Center: Hosting educational programs and events.
  • Seasonal displays and collections, such as the Virtue Peace Pond and Butterfly House.

3. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Botanic Garden

• Location: Glencoe, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Established: 1972.
• Size: 385 acres, including nine islands with six miles of lake shoreline.
• Key Features:
  • 27 Display Gardens: Including the English Walled Garden, Japanese Garden, Rose Garden, and Native Plant Garden.
  • Plant Conservation Science Center: Focusing on research and conservation.
  • Seasonal displays and special events like the Orchid Show, Model Railroad Garden, and Lightscape.
  • Educational programs for children and adults, including the Regenstein School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

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Flower Assortment — Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia