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Websites for Weekend Reading-Gardens to Visit

1/3/2020

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I love to garden and explore other gardens when I travel.  These are some gardens on my to-view list!  

A favorite local garden that I visit frequently is Ladew Gardens in Monkton, Maryland.  There are gardens, trails, a butterfly house and meadow, and the famous topiaries.  
www.ladewgardens.com

Somewhere I am hoping to visit this spring or summer is Chanticleer, a garden outside of Philadelphia. I follow them on Instagram and find the garden design to be very inspiring! 
www.chanticleergarden.org/index.html

A garden that intrigues me every time I see it written about is the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech.  Once owned by Yves Saint Laurent, it is now open to the public.  I would love to see it in person some day.
jardinmajorelle.com/ang/
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The Gardens at Half Moon Resort, Jamaica

3/26/2019

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Wow, did the Half Moon Resort have beautiful landscaping and gardens.  Lush greenery and flowering plants were everywhere you looked.  I saw two colors of ginger flower, many different varieties of hibiscus, as well as other tropical flowers, not to mention the amazing shades of green found in the foliage throughout the resort. 
The gardens surrounding the Fern Tree Spa also included gorgeous water features- a pool and a wall fountain.  The running water is a clever way to make the treatment rooms restful, as other sounds are smoothed over by the relaxing sounds of the fountains.  At the back of the spa garden, there is also a labyrinth laid out in stone.  What a peaceful spot!
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The Gardens at Round Hill, Jamaica

3/24/2018

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One of the things I loved the most about Round Hill was the enormous vegetable garden on the property. The garden is located at the top of the hill, a quick walk in the cool mornings-a longer walk during the heat of the day!

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Bangkok-The Jim Thompson House Museum

8/6/2016

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I was fascinated by the story of Jim Thompson and knew I wanted to visit his house in Bangkok.  Thompson was a long time resident of Thailand who helped reinvent the Thai silk industry.  He drew many famous figures to his house in Bangkok.  While on a holiday with friends in Malaysia, he disappeared without a trace.  His house remains open as a museum. 
While the house (actually a compound of several houses from around Thailand and rebuilt on site) was interesting, to me, the most outstanding features of the museum were the garden rooms you pass through between the buildings.  There were water gardens, tropical flowers, and gorgeously composed niches throughout the complex.
When you visit the museum, you must take a guided tour.  The tour was not long, but informative and a worthwhile addition to your itinerary.  

Resources:
Directions and hours: They will pick you up and take you back to the Skytrain stop in their electric cart.
www.jimthompsonhouse.com/visitor/index.asp
The gift shop has demonstrations outside of how silk fabric is made (photo at right) as well as many Jim Thompson Silk items for sale.  I bought a beautiful throw pillow cover-easy to pack and take home!  But they also have scarves, wraps, and other small silk items.  These items are also widely available at the airport shop and satellite shops around Bangkok.
Jim Thompson Fabrics are available to the trade only, but you can browse the beautiful designs here: 
www.jimthompsonfabrics.com/
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