Description
Since William Penn’s founding of Philadelphia as a “greene countrie towne,” thousands of acres of public gardens and arboretums have spawned in and across the town. Fairmont Park is the biggest in any American town; even Philadelphia’s zoo is a splendid garden and arboretum. Many gardens within the region were first cultivated by early Quakers and come with historic, restored homes dating to the early 1700s. Includes location and detailed website online information with not unusual and Latin names of all species photographed and lines surprising, beautiful, and creative full-color photography.