Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site hpfcdc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hpfcdc!hpfcdc!hpfcla!donn From: donn@hpfcla.UUCP Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Botanical Gardens Message-ID: <169400002@hpfcdc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 14:03:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfcdc.169400002 Posted: Fri Aug 9 14:03:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 05:02:20 EDT References: <857@mtuxo.UUCP> Organization: 09 Aug 85 12:03:00 MDT Lines: 25 A couple more in Hawaii, first: Moir's gardens on Kauai. Primarily cactus (no kidding) and other dryland stuff. It's been years, so don't count on it still being there. There's a Hibiscus garden on Paki street just behind the zoo near Diamond Head. Do NOT miss Foster Gardens! I don't know if it's open yet, but there was a plan to make a "pacific wide" garden of the old Walker Estate in Nuuanu. I forget the name but try something like "The Botannical Gardens of the Pacific" or (the place they held) "Flora Pacifica". In Seattle, the University of Washington administers Washington Park, but no-one knows that name; it's the "Arboretum". Rare plant sales in the spring, and other stuff as well. (Wall to wall rhododendrons.) Adjacent is a wetlands trail that might be interesting. On campus is the "drug plant garden". It was fairly complete until the 60's, but they had do to some selective editing at that time.(!) Seattle also has a large public display greenhouse in Volunteer Park, and there are similar in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco) and Balboa Park (San Deigo). In Victoria BC: it's not a Botannical garden, but rather a display garden, but DO NOT MISS Buchart Gardens. Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver is nice too. Donn Terry HP Ft. Collins.