Comments on: The 10 Best Botanic Gardens in The US http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/ Latest Travel and Hotel News Around the World Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Botanical Gardens around the USA | The VertBlog http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-103443 Botanical Gardens around the USA | The VertBlog Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:09:02 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-103443 [...] are just a few of the gardens listed on HotelClub’s list of the 10 Best Botanical Gardens in the [...] [...] are just a few of the gardens listed on HotelClub’s list of the 10 Best Botanical Gardens in the [...]

]]> By: Kevin M. Ross http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-101827 Kevin M. Ross Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:12:32 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-101827 What is the date of this list? The date of the last update of this site should be prominently displayed. As a St Louis native, I think ours should be higher. What is the date of this list? The date of the last
update of this site should be prominently displayed.
As a St Louis native, I think ours should be higher.

]]> By: Karl Gercens http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-99759 Karl Gercens Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:49:51 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-99759 Maybe the criteria for this list is that the name must have the word "Botanical" in it. Longwood Gardens is a display garden and it blows the socks off the majority of places in this list. Check out my website where I've photographed more than 500 gardens around the world including the "Best" in all 50 states. www.KarlGercens.com Maybe the criteria for this list is that the name must have the word “Botanical” in it. Longwood Gardens is a display garden and it blows the socks off the majority of places in this list. Check out my website where I’ve photographed more than 500 gardens around the world including the “Best” in all 50 states. http://www.KarlGercens.com

]]> By: Katie Parvin http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-95695 Katie Parvin Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:21:19 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-95695 I used to live and St. Louis and loved their gardens. I'm in Dallas now and am completely shocked that the Dallas Arboretum isn't on the list. It's 66 gorgeous acres of amazing plants. I used to live and St. Louis and loved their gardens. I’m in Dallas now and am completely shocked that the Dallas Arboretum isn’t on the list. It’s 66 gorgeous acres of amazing plants.

]]> By: Brooklyn Museum, Struggling to Find Its Niche Should Embrace its Unique Brooklyn Edge http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-90795 Brooklyn Museum, Struggling to Find Its Niche Should Embrace its Unique Brooklyn Edge Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:39:17 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-90795 [...] BBG is by far the best of all of the botanic garden’s in NYC, in fact it’s one of the top botanic garden’s in the entire country. Prospect Park is like the Central Park of Brooklyn and is far and away the [...] [...] BBG is by far the best of all of the botanic garden’s in NYC, in fact it’s one of the top botanic garden’s in the entire country. Prospect Park is like the Central Park of Brooklyn and is far and away the [...]

]]> By: James Reid http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-87694 James Reid Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:22:16 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-87694 I am English so I'm not biased towards any of the states or cities. I went to the Denver and Chicago gardens on one trip (unfortunately missed the NY one) and I was surprised to see Denver at the top. It was good yes, but it was so small, it was overlooked by lots of blocks of flats and other buildings which I found off putting. I thought the outside was pretty good, where it did pull it out of the bag though was the tropical inside area as it was really big and highly impressive. The cafe area and it even had a giant electronic globe depicting ecological....things. They have clearly made the best of the space they have. It was complete with dart frogs, water features and a rooftop garden. In contrast, the Chicago garden was just alright inside. It had a series of small greenhouses which were still good, but compared to the Denver one I had gone to a few days earlier, it wasn't anywhere near as impressive. Outside however, Chicago destroys Denver. It's got nearly 400 acres compared to Denver's 23. Chicago's had different islands you could go on with different themes. I spent a few hours at the Denver one and pretty much the whole day at Chicago's. So both had their great selling points, I couldn't comment on the others as I haven't been there but if I had to choose, although Denver's inside is amazing, I'd say Chicago's was better. You felt like you were in a different world, whereas I couldn't ever feel that way at Denver simply because of being overlooked by houses which I didn't like. Hopefully I'll get to see some others when I go back. I am English so I’m not biased towards any of the states or cities. I went to the Denver and Chicago gardens on one trip (unfortunately missed the NY one) and I was surprised to see Denver at the top. It was good yes, but it was so small, it was overlooked by lots of blocks of flats and other buildings which I found off putting. I thought the outside was pretty good, where it did pull it out of the bag though was the tropical inside area as it was really big and highly impressive. The cafe area and it even had a giant electronic globe depicting ecological….things. They have clearly made the best of the space they have. It was complete with dart frogs, water features and a rooftop garden. In contrast, the Chicago garden was just alright inside. It had a series of small greenhouses which were still good, but compared to the Denver one I had gone to a few days earlier, it wasn’t anywhere near as impressive. Outside however, Chicago destroys Denver. It’s got nearly 400 acres compared to Denver’s 23. Chicago’s had different islands you could go on with different themes. I spent a few hours at the Denver one and pretty much the whole day at Chicago’s. So both had their great selling points, I couldn’t comment on the others as I haven’t been there but if I had to choose, although Denver’s inside is amazing, I’d say Chicago’s was better. You felt like you were in a different world, whereas I couldn’t ever feel that way at Denver simply because of being overlooked by houses which I didn’t like. Hopefully I’ll get to see some others when I go back.

]]> By: Laura http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-89119 Laura Sat, 15 May 2010 15:29:20 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-89119 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Going to Chicago's Botanic Garden - the #4 Botanic Garden in the U.S. - http://bit.ly/9B3NIp</span></span> Going to Chicago's Botanic Garden – the #4 Botanic Garden in the U.S. – http://bit.ly/9B3NIp

]]> By: Yolanda Vanveen http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-89120 Yolanda Vanveen Fri, 07 May 2010 18:12:10 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-89120 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">http://bit.ly/c9Ztp3 The ten best public gardens in the United States.... http://fb.me/y2D8sWKz</span></span> http://bit.ly/c9Ztp3

The ten best public gardens in the United States…. http://fb.me/y2D8sWKz

]]> By: Vic Carr http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-82178 Vic Carr Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:55:49 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-82178 I just visited the St. Louis Garden after seeing Asheville NC Botanical garden. St. Louis is awesome. I didn't get to go inside the big green house and I still got more than my $8.00 worth. My wife and I took a total of 1000 photos. Awesome place to visit. So who is really number one? I just visited the St. Louis Garden after seeing Asheville NC Botanical garden. St. Louis is awesome. I didn’t get to go inside the big green house and I still got more than my $8.00 worth. My wife and I took a total of 1000 photos. Awesome place to visit. So who is really number one?

]]> By: Olivier http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-75130 Olivier Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:58:20 +0000 http://blog.hotelclub.com/the-10-best-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/#comment-75130 I don't know how they compiled their list either but based on what they picked and on what the main mission of botanical gardens is, I would say that they picked pretty well. Their main criteria was probably the number of plant taxa, which is really what it's all about. Chanticleer and Longwoods are not botanical gardens. They are pretty, no doubt, but attach little to no importance to the plant species. If it was possible climatically, the ideal botanical garden would have one representative of every plant species in the world, have a number on the plant to allow tracking and a sign in front of it to tell the visitor what it is. I don’t know how they compiled their list either but based on what they picked and on what the main mission of botanical gardens is, I would say that they picked pretty well. Their main criteria was probably the number of plant taxa, which is really what it’s all about. Chanticleer and Longwoods are not botanical gardens. They are pretty, no doubt, but attach little to no importance to the plant species. If it was possible climatically, the ideal botanical garden would have one representative of every plant species in the world, have a number on the plant to allow tracking and a sign in front of it to tell the visitor what it is.

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