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Have you posted this on the Japanese Gdns forum here - I think they'd appreciate it!

I would love to see them, if I ever get up to DC again I'll have to take a little road trip for that purpose. I haven't checked out your web site, do you travel around much and photgraph other gardens? I'm not much of a photographer myself, but have taken some beautiful shots of the Fort Worth Botanical Garden Japanese Gardens. They take such great care of everything there, it is beautiful at all seasons. The San Antonio Botanical Garden has some of the most unusual varieties of flowering vines I have ever seen. And the park is so big, you almost need a couple days to really appreciate it all. I was recently in Hawaii on the big island and visited their Botanical Garden as well over on the Hilo side. Overall, I found it to be a little disappointing, since everything grows in Hawaii (except maybe ice worms) and I expected to see some really spectacular plants and views. But it was a mostly wild and untamed area (for which they charged us $14 each) to see from a car window. I did get a few nice shots of the tropical plants, but everything was so "untended" and "uncared-for" in appearance, it actually paled next to some of the front yards of private homes that we drove past to get there. Corpus Christie had better, larger and more well-tended Botanic Gardens, though not nearly as lush, as Hawaii. And they had a rose garden that had some spectacular specimens. Unfortunatley they were'nt particulary artfully arranged, but I never saw such huge, healthy roses. Cheryl

Hello. I am a new member of Gardenweb and am also a photographer with a special interest in unique public gardens. One of my favorite is the Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. I have photographed there for over 10 years. One of its unique aspects is a huge center expanse which is anchored on one end by a Japanese Teahouse and Garden and the other by several ponds and grove of cherry trees. For the first time this year, once in the spring and once in the autumn, I have been able to capture this entire expanse, including the Teahouse, in panoramic photos. You can see them and other photos of the Brookside Gardens at http://irisposner.myphotographer.com. I hope you enjoy them and if possible visit the Gardens in person. Image link: