Desert Botanical Garden
The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.
1: MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
St. Louis
314-577-5100
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org
One of the oldest gardens in the country, with a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden and one of the world’s largest collections of rare and endangered orchids.
Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens in New York.
2: OLD WESTBURY GARDENS
Westbury, N.Y.
516-333-0048
Considered one of the finest English gardens in the country, historic English mansion surrounded by 200 acres of formal gardens, ponds, and woodlands on north shore of Long Island.
US Botanical Garden
The US Botanical Garden in Washington, D.C.
3: US BOTANIC GARDEN
Washington, D.C.
202-225-8333
An urban oasis with a conservatory, National Garden with regional plants, rose and butterfly gardens, and two-acre Bartholdi Park.
4: VIZCAYA
Miami
305-250-9133
Ten acres of American Renaissance gardens surround a Gilded Age mansion built for industrialist John Deering.
5: DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN
Phoenix
480-941-1225
Scenic trails meander through dramatic displays of desert plants from around the world.