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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Gardens
Southeastern PA has many lovely gardens and
perennial farms open to the general public. Wedgwood Inn offers bed and
breakfast lodging near all these flower shows rare plant auctions,
perennial farms and plant sales.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New
Hope
is a world - class Preserve on 135 acres. There are 1000 species of
native Pennsylvania plants in a naturalistic setting. Open seven days a
week year-round. Their website includes a Calendar of Events.
www.bhwp.org
Longwood Gardens
Philadelphia Flower Show, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society
www.theflowershow.com
Silver Lake Nature Preserve
Bucks County's "Silver Lake Nature Preserve" is home to rare and
threatened animal and plant species including the Red Belly Turtle,
Southern Leopard Frog, and the Maryland Meadow Beauty.
Silver Lake Park - Coastal Plain Forest (465 acres)
Highlands Mansion and Gardens
A 44 acre historic site with a late 18th century Georgian Mansion and 2
acre formal garden with Gothic Revival Gardener's cottage and stone
walls.
www.highlandshistorical.org
Grounds for Sculpture
A 35-acre sculpture park and museum located on the site of the former
New Jersey State Fairgrounds. Grounds For Sculpture's landscaped grounds
and historic, renovated buildings feature changing exhibitions of
contemporary sculpture.
www.groundsforsculpture.org
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