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September 5, 2001 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: Famous Gardens Packing Round 1. The Whitehouse ROSE Garden has been the scene for many important presidential moments. 2. Young Kate Maberly starred in the 1993 film version of this classic children's book. THE SECRET GARDEN 3. Glendenning Rock Garden is in this Pennsylvania city's Fairmont Park on the Schuylkill River. PHILADELPHIA 4. More than 20,000 people come to see the RANUNCULUS bloom at the Carlsbad Ranch every year. 5. Where will you find the original garden, The Garden of Eden. THE BOOK OF GENESIS 6. You have to visit WASHINGTON, D.C. to see the National Herb Garden and the National Bonsai Collection. Picture of palm tree garden with pool Departure Round 1. The Hard Rock Cafe has a restaurant in which European garden? TIVOLI GARDENS 2. A bench in England's Abbey Gardens made news by adding this amenity in 2001. INTERNET ACCESS 3. Copenhagen's world-famous Tivoli Gardens is an exciting AMUSEMENT PARK in a garden setting. 4. These mountains form the backdrop for the famous Bodnant Gardens in Wales. SNOWDON 5. You can visit Stoppet Grey's Court, a medieval garden, while in Henley-on-Thames for this sporting event. ROYAL REGATTA Picture of flower garden On Tour Round 1.Wisley Gardens is considered one of the great gardens of ENGLAND. 2. Butchart Gardens, famous for its sunken garden, is located near Victoria in this part of Canada. BRITISH COLUMBIA 3. In New Orleans you can ride a boat through the bayou on a swamp tour named for this pirate. JEAN LAFITTE 4. A floral clock made from thousands of flowers is on the capitol grounds in FRANKFORT, Kentucky. 5. All of these magnificent gardens are in London except HUNTINGTON GARDENS. 6. At Hong Kong's gardens in the morning you can see men practicing T'ai Chi Ch'uan or SHADOW BOXING. 7. Portmeirion, Wales is a fantasy village and garden that is more ITALIAN than Welch. Picture of gazebo with flowers 8. A cloud-piercing pagoda and a jade-splashing bridge are part of this nation's Chinese Garden. SINGAPORE 9. Stourhead Gardens is a nearby stop if you are in Bath, home of some of England's finest ROMAN RUINS. 10. In Japan all of these qualities are needed for a "perfect" garden except BRILLIANT COLOR. 11. France's famous Jardins des Tuilleries were part of a palace built for the Italian-born queen CATHERINE de MEDICI 12. The Salimar Gardens were designed by a/an INDIAN emperor for his wife in 1616. Bonus question 1 Which city means a "place where flowers grow" in the Aztec language? XOCHIMILCO Bonus question 2 Look at the following map, pick the region where Xochimilco is located. Area 3 Picture of flower garden Slide Show 1. French landscape artist Lenotre designed the formal gardens at this World Heritage Site. VERSAILLES 2. What famous home and gardens can you visit in Theodore, Alabama? BELLINGRATH GARDENS 3. Landscaped in 1753 the HALIFAX Public Gardens are among the oldest in North America. 4. Towering trees provide the backdrop for this botanical garden in Winterhaven, Florida. CYPRESS GARDENS |