{"id":182253,"date":"2010-01-14T22:46:05","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T03:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=139115"},"modified":"2010-01-14T22:46:05","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T03:46:05","slug":"strolling-through-winter-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/182253","title":{"rendered":"Strolling Through Winter Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting big exhibits and botanical gardens is obviously a very different experience than visiting the same garden in spring or summer when most plants are growing or in full swing. However, that doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t have a wonderful time visiting gardens in the winter, and maybe learn a thing or two about winter garden habitats.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-139116\" src=\"http:\/\/images3.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/public-winter-garden.jpg\" alt=\"public winter garden\" width=\"590\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winter gardens are quieter which is a big perk &#8211; no crowds! They may even offer discounted entrance rates (if they charge).<\/li>\n<li>Winter gardens sometimes offer special winter exhibits to make up for the lack of fully blooming plants such as art shows, new sculptures unveiled, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Winter gardens are very peaceful.Plants, trees, and streams take on a different, more calming feel and look during the winter.<\/li>\n<li>Winter gardens are still thriving. While it&#8217;s true that you won&#8217;t always see as many plants as you may in the summer, it doesn&#8217;t mean you won&#8217;t experience a garden. You&#8217;ll see some of the plants that make it through the winter, see how a professional garden is cared for during the winter and likely see some little woodland creatures and birds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Right now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\">The New York Times<\/a> has an excellent piece up about winter gardens &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/08\/travel\/escapes\/08gardens.html\">In Winter Gardens, a Marriage of Botany and Stark Beauty<\/a> that delves into a few public gardens you can visit during the winter. It&#8217;s well worth a read. If you don&#8217;t live near any of the gardens mentioned in the piece take a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicgardens.org\/Custom\/GardenSearch.aspx\">APGA Public Garden Search<\/a> and find one near you. Not only are public gardens fun and educational but they&#8217;re a great way to get the kiddos and you outside and active during the winter.<\/p>\n<p>[image via stock.xchng]<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/strolling-through-winter-gardens\/\">Strolling Through Winter Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting big exhibits and botanical gardens is obviously a very different experience than visiting the same garden in spring or summer when most plants are growing or in full swing. However, that doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t have a wonderful time visiting gardens in the winter, and maybe learn a thing or two about winter garden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}