Botanical Gardens

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.