One of our clients recently came home from vacation with an idea to recreate an English garden at their Cincinnati home. If you’re headed to warmer climates this winter or spring, you’ll find plenty of world-class gardens to visit. Wherever you go, be sure to take pictures. Who knows where you’ll find unique gardening ideas to bring back for your home.

With so many Cincinnati residents vacationing in the Southeast U.S., this list of gardens published by Mother Earth Living is a great place to start your search for gardening ideas. The list offers suggested stops from North Carolina to Florida, and several places in between.

Looking to find yourself in a bamboo maze? If you’re near Savannah, take a short trip to the Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden. Spring is the right time to view the garden’s Rivers of Iris as well. (Sounds like a great idea to re-create here in Ohio!)

Photo courtesy of Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

Marvel at larger than life topiaries and be dazzled by plants from around the world and flowers in every color at Epcot Center. This Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, hosts an annual Flower and Garden Festival. In 2020, the dates are March 4 through June 1.

The Biltmore in Asheville has world-famous gardens, but if you’d like to see something older, drive east to Manteo, North Carolina, to the Elizabethan Gardens. A live oak on the garden’s grounds is estimated to have lived since 1585. While you’re there, take in the site’s 85 varieties of Camellias and roses straight from Windsor Castle. Bookmark the month of April for the butterfly festival.

Photo courtesy of the Elizabethan Gardens

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We hope you find lots of inspiration on your travels. If you find an idea to bring home to your yard, take plenty of photos. We’d love to see them and make your vision a reality.