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U.S. Bonsai Gardens to visit

Visiting a Japanese garden is a serene experience. He invited his visitors to leave the world behind and enjoy the beauty and splendor of nature. Bonsai are included in the gardens of most Japanese and enhance their uniqueness and beauty. In a Japanese garden are encouraged to observe, listen and think. Visiting one of these gardens is a feast for the senses.

The United States National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington DC is one of the largest collection of bonsai and Penjing in North America. The garden began when Japan donated 53 bonsai the people of the United States to commemorate the bicentennial United States in 1976. It currently contains more than 150 plants donated by master American and Japanese Bonsai and Penjing China. The exhibition also includes display stones and Ikebana is Japanese flower organization. The museum is open 10:00 to 15:00 30 every day of the year except Christmas.

The Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection Federal Way in Washington was created in 1989 by Weyerhaeuser to honor its trade relations with Pacific Rim and as a tribute to the Centenary of the State of Washington. Contains more than 50 bonsai trees from around the world and is free. Open all year from March to September 10:00 to 4:00 p.m., closed on Thursday and from October to February 4 at 11:00 pm, closed on Thursday and Friday. The bonsai represents works by renowned artists and several of their trees have won awards.

Eland Gardens located in Bremerton Washington is a family garden that is open to the public. The collection includes trees more than 1000 years. The owner, Dan Robinson, has spent more 40 years passed the art of bonsai. Built in 1993, is located on six acres of land on the coast of Puget Sound. Garden is a dynamic, changing from season to season, Dan continues to add more bonsai to his collection. The garden is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:00 are closed on Mondays and the month of January.

The University Arboretum of Harvard or the Arnold Arboretum is home to the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection. Most of the Bonsai tree collection have been imported by Larz Anderson in 1913 when he returned after serving as ambassador to Japan. The trees were donated to the Arboretum in 1937 and 1949 with the death of Larz and eventually his wife, Isabel. They have also donated funds to build a shade house for viewing. Today, after a flight from the lack of experience with bonsai when they were given first there are only 15 of the 39 original trees left, but the collection is always fun to watch. The bonsai can be seen in mid-April to early November, 8:00 a.m.-04: 00 pm Monday to Friday and 8:00-15 pm Saturdays and Sundays.

The International Bonsai Arboretum is owned by William N. Valavanis and is dedicated to the art of bonsai. This in essence, an educational institution to teach bonsai, but also sells bonsai equipment. The bonsai garden can be seen by appointment. It It's an extraordinary garden full of rare plants and trees cut. It is located in West Henrietta, New York, a suburb of Rochester.

One of the conservatories most spectacular in the United States is the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has 13 rooms and six indoor gardens gardens outdoors. One of the outdoor gardens is the Japanese Courtyard Garden, which includes Japanese lanterns, a picturesque waterways and a beautiful collection of bonsai. The conservatory is open all year round, seven days a week 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 pm to 9 pm Friday.

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About the Author
Emma Snow works in marketing at Bonsai Garden http://www.bonsai-garden.com and Pilates Shop http://www.pilates-shop.net leading portals for bonsai gardening and natural exercise.