Sick of dull winter weather? We may have found the greatest cure
for your seasonal slump. At the world's most beautiful indoor
gardens, Spring springs eternal and blossoms with year-round
joy.
Eden Project, Cornwall, England
This helium-filled balloon takes Eden’s gardeners up to the canopy
in the Rainforest Biome to prune trees.
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens,
Pittsburgh
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a great steel and glass
Victorian greenhouse, has been inviting visitors to explore the
beauty and mysteries of plants since 1893.
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Inside a 250-acre bayfront open space you'll find two of the
world's grandest conservatories, showcasing the exotic flora of
mountainous and semi-arid regions. Rather, they will soon -- the
gardens open in June.
Montreal Botanical Garden, Quebec
The subarctic zone in the Montreal Botanical Garden Biodome is a
rocky stretch of Labrador coastline, with steep cliffs. The
temperature is kept relatively constant, between 12ºC and 15ºC and
the duration of sunlight matches the natural cycle in the
region.The biodome contains five different ecosystems, each
representing a different region on Earth.
Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania
This June, Bruce Munro, British artist and light designer, will
debut an exhibition illuminating Longwood Gardens with large-scale,
site-specific light installations.
