Boston Public Garden Named One of the Most Beautiful in the U.S.
Whether you love visiting gardens in the spring, summer or fall, the lovely terrain of Massachusetts has plenty of beautiful gardens to get your fix. There’s just nothing like the smell and views at a celebrated garden. Whether it’s the beginning of spring and buds are just blossoming or the end of fall when the colors are changing, a trip to a beautiful garden is just a great way to spend the day or evening. What’s really cool is that one Massachusetts garden has been named one of the most beautiful in the U.S., so you don’t have to travel far to enjoy this special spot.
One of the Country’s Best Gardens is in Boston
I personally love visiting different gardens, because each one has its own unique vibe. Aside from enjoying gardens simply for their beauty, in a time when everyone has a camera on their phone, gardens can make for great photo shoots. I’ve certainly gone to some gardens and turned those visits into a photo shoot, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
The travel experts at Reader’s Digest have put together a tally of the best gardens in America. “If you’re looking to escape the house and take a day trip or domestic vacation this summer, look no further than America’s vibrant collection of botanical gardens and landscaped estates,” they note in the feature. So, they trekked across the country to find the best gardens that America has to offer. Thankfully, this state made the cut.
As for which garden in Massachusetts is in the feature, it’s the Public Garden in Boston. They note that Boston Commons was actually the very first official public botanical park in the United States. “Two centuries later, in 1837, Boston’s Public Garden was also opened as the first public botanical garden in the country.” What else is cool about this spot is that it’s free to visit, so soak it in. According to the City of Boston, Boston Parks and Recreation Department grows all the plants in the Public Garden in their greenhouses, with more than 80 species of plants grown for “future plantings in the Garden and more than 50 other locations around the city.”
Just for kicks, let’s look outside of the U.S. According to Expatliving.net, one of the best gardens in the world is The Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, which has the most Instagram photos of any other garden. They even call it the “most hash-tagged garden on the planet,” with more than 50 million visitors going to that garden since it first opened. This garden also offers “waterfront gardens, the iconic Supertrees, the largest glass greenhouse in the world and – until Jewel Changi Airport came along – the world’s largest indoor waterfall.”
