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The 5 Best Botanic Gardens in America

At America’s botanic gardens, brilliant blooms beckon flower lovers.
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The 5 Best Botanic Gardens in America
The Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon. Jonathan Ley/Portland Japanese Garden
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Is there anything more peaceful than a walk in the garden? Filled with life, botanical gardens are also places where you can learn much about the world’s flora. Here are five of the best to visit in the United States. 

Beauty and Splendor

(Courtesy of Longwood Gardens)
Courtesy of Longwood Gardens
Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson
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Toronto-based writer Tim Johnson is always traveling in search of the next great story. Having visited 140 countries across all seven continents, he’s tracked lions on foot in Botswana, dug for dinosaur bones in Mongolia, and walked among a half-million penguins on South Georgia Island. He contributes to some of North America’s largest publications, including CNN Travel, Bloomberg, and The Globe and Mail.