From the traditional to the contemporary, the Channel Gardens vision for 2023 was inspired by some of the most beautiful gardens in their pinnacle seasons from across the USA. Dumbarton Oaks is a carefully designed landscape located on a Georgetown estate which housed major diplomatic meetings in 1944, at the height of the Second World War. It’s garden design includes the Southlawn, Orangery, Green Garden, Beach Terrace, Urn Terrace, Rose Garden, Lovers’ Lane Pool, Kitchen Garden, Pebble Garden, and more. In the spring and summer, siberian squill, daffodils, bluebells, bearded iris, siberian iris, tawny daylily, lemon lily, pansy, foxglove, primroses, icelandic poppies, and more are in bloom.

 

Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden engages and enriches lives by displaying and conserving plants in harmony with our Northern California coastal ecosystems and preserving public access to the coast. It includes the Perennial Garden, with bulbs, flowers and grasses blooming from spring to fall, as well as a collection of Heaths and Heathers, with natural areas housing six different rare and endangered plants. The garden is known for its tender species of Rhododendrons that produce some of the most fragrant blossoms of the year.