Book New York Flights to Feel the Natural Refreshment of the Botanical Gardens

SURREY, U.K. - Aug. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Nature lovers from around the world are booking New York flights to visit the botanical gardens in the area. There are numerous gardens all over the city where you would come across species of plants, trees and flowers from around the world. Take a walk through the gardens to feel the freshness of the breath-taking natural beauty. 

While enjoying New York holidays, the following botanical gardens must be visited:

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

If you are walking through the streets of the borough of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens should be in your itinerary. Specialty gardens are the main attraction in BBG. There are several specialty gardens but listed below are the most popular ones:

1.      The Shakespeare Garden
This garden was donated by C. Folger, the founder of Folger Shakespeare. While visiting the garden, you would get a feel of English Cottage Garden. It features more than 80 plants that had been named in the poems and plays written by the celebrated playwright.

2.      The Japanese Hill and Pond Garden
Takeo Shiota, a renowned Japanese landscape designer developed the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden, the first ever Japanese Garden to be developed in any of the public gardens in the USA. The garden features spectacular blend of stroll-garden and hill-and-pond styles. Artificial hills, waterfall, pond and island are among the most discerning features of the garden.

3.      Steinhardt Conservatory
Main constituents of the conservatory are three climate controlled pavilions for desert floras, warm temperature and tropical temperature. In these pavilions, you can take a closer look at variety of plant collections. C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, an art gallery and the Robert W. Wilson Aquatic House are among other intriguing features of the conservatory.

 

4.      The Children’s Garden
It was opened in 1914 which makes it the oldest operating children’s garden in the world. Since its inauguration, every year hundreds of kids register themselves with the garden.

Lasdon Park and Arboretum

This public park includes an arboretum and different gardens. The arboretum covers an area of 30 acres and comprises of a Chinese Friendship Pavilion, an open grass meadow and woodlands. While walking around the Formal Gardens, you would come across plethora of shrubs, trees and flowers from around the world. Tourists booking flights to New York never miss out on visiting Azalea Garden which is full of red, magenta, pink, white, yellow and lavender azaleas.

New York Botanical Garden

NYBG is one of the most popular botanical gardens in the country. The garden spans over 100 hectares and is strategically located in Bronx Park. It was built in 1891 and since then hundreds and thousands of tourists visit the garden every year. There are 50 gardens and extensive plant collections in NYBG. Rock Garden and the Peggy Rockfeller Rose Garden are among the most visited gardens.

The beauty of the garden is enhanced by cascade of waterfalls. While strolling around the old-growth New York Forest, trees of oaks, American beeches, tulip, cherry, birch and white ash would come your way. Bronx River divides the forest into parts. Research facilities are also present in the garden which also features a propagation center.

Plant lovers booking New York flights (http://www.globehunters.com/Flights/New-York-Flights.htm) should not miss out visiting the botanical gardens where one can admire numerous species of native flowers and trees in addition to the ones that are taken from different parts of the world.