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Ednahilda

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8. I'm only familiar with the Duke Gardens

Sun May 26, 2013, 08:22 PM

May 2013

in Hillsborough, New Jersey, but I don't know if it's still open.

Years ago, I brought some elderly German relatives there for a visit - Germans are almost as fanatical as the English when it comes to their gardens. None of them spoke a single word of English, so I went along to translate. Fortunately for me, all of the aunts and uncles recognized almost all of the flowers, because my vocabulary of horticultural German was woefully thin and I didn't know the names in English or German. It was a lovely, lovely place.

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Pics I took on Friday at Duke Gardens [View all] Triana May 2013 OP

Wow! Beautiful! gateley May 2013 #1

As in Duke University? Buzz Clik May 2013 #2

Yea - that place. Triana May 2013 #3

Lovely photos. Frustratedlady May 2013 #4

Duke University - West Campus, Durham n/t Triana May 2013 #6

gorgeous! we love the Duke gardens...reminds me we need to go! NRaleighLiberal May 2013 #5

You should go now...everything blooming Triana May 2013 #7

I'm only familiar with the Duke Gardens Ednahilda May 2013 #8

I don't know what most of the flowers, trees and shrubs are at this one. Triana May 2013 #9

I can't remember if they were well marked Ednahilda May 2013 #10

What are KC May 2013 #11

I think those are Foxglove (what digitalis is made from) Triana May 2013 #12

Foxglove KC May 2013 #13

Just looked at some again -- these are SO BEAUTIFUL! gateley May 2013 #14