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Gardens to Visit in FingerLakes,NY?

12 years ago

Hi yall,

good friend is coming to the fingerlakes NY area this summer and wants good gardens to visit (including any nurseries w/ great display gardens) Any suggestions? I'll also post this on NY Forum. Thanks for your help,

mindy

www.cottonarboretum.com/

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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
12 years ago
Cornell Plantations has gardens and an arboretum. I haven't been there, but in my experience large universities with ag departments often have really nice gardens.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cornell Plantations
ginny12
12 years ago
One of my favorite gardens in America is Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua in the Finger Lakes district of upstate New York. It was originally a private estate owned by a woman who started the gardens after her husband died in the early 20c.

The property includes various gardens of many types--Colonial Revival, Japanese, Victorian bedding out, roses etc etc. This is worth a whole day. The house was open as well when we went.

Sonnenberg Gardens is not to be missed--and such a beautiful part of a beautiful country.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sonnenberg Gardens
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arbo_retum
Original Author
12 years ago
oh boy, my friend's gonna be so happy with these places! and ginny- YESSSSSSS- this is the place that was tucked waaaaaay back in my mental rolodex- that i could not access for her the other day!! th much
mindy
p.s. if enough of these gardens come in, i may have to squeeze myself into her suitcase. NOT. trunk maybe:-)

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