We were recommended to visit this beautiful garden
estate and we were very glad that we did.
It is the best botanical garden in the whole country and one of the best
gardens in the world. Pierre du Pont was
a great conservator who was aiming to save the trees on the former Pierce
Estate that were in 1910 going to be cut down for timber. The trees were already an arboretum of
unusual species. Not
only did he save the trees but he established one of the most beautiful gardens
in the world, planting shrubs and more trees on the estate.
The Italian water garden is based on a garden he
had seen near Florence and was built to his specifications.
The Main water garden plays coloured fountains at
night. Unfortunately these were not in operation when we visited and the only
other place we had seen this was in the Bellagio Hotel garden in Las Vegas and
it made an indelible impression on us.
Inside the conservatory.
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