Jeanine Barone
| Special to USA TODAY 10Best
NY Botanical Garden hosts cosmic Kusama exhibit
An new exhibit by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, postponed due to the pandemic last year, is now open at The New York Botanical Garden. “KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature” featuring the artists iconic polka dots and pumpkins runs through October 31, 2021. (April 13)
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Big and small alike, public gardens can be naturally transformative, offering a close-to-the-earth, soulful respite to workaday life. These gardens feature more than just the familiar sensory delights; they also act as portals transporting you to faraway lands and ecosystems, many with plants and animals that are threatened by climate change, logging, mining and other human activities.
The conservation efforts of these gardens serve to protect these precious botanicals, and they may also inspire you to add the international destinations they reflect to your must-visit list.
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens – Himalayan and Silk Road gardens | Vail, Colorado
One of several alluring garden rooms at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is dedicated to the Himalayas where, despite dramatically rough climatic conditions, an abundance of plants thrive. Colorado’s alpine locale – with its dry summers, cool…
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