From Deseret News archives:
Garden and estate tours
BLOEDEL RESERVE: Bainbridge Island, Wash., bloedelreserve.org or 206-842-7631. Reservations required to visit the reserve. Free group tours for six or more; call well in advance.
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN: Brooklyn, N.Y.; bbg.org or 718-623-7200. Guided tours (free with admission) offered weekends, 1 p.m.; no reservations needed. Group tour offerings (718-623-7220, for 20 people or more) include garden seasonal highlights with buffet lunch, $32 a person; Palm House luncheon tour, $53-$63; "Meet the Curator" tour, $40 (with lunch $60); art and garden tour, $45.
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS: botanicgardens.org or 720-865-3533. Drop-in tours, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays; themes include general highlights, water gardens, trees and other subjects.
DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN: Phoenix, Ariz.; dbg.org or 480-941-1225. Daily public tours, "Taste of the Desert" tours, nighttime "Summer Flashlight" tours (free with admission). Beginning March 1, birdwatching and spring wildflower tours.
GARDEN IN THE WOODS: Framingham, Mass., newfs.org or 508-877-7630. Open April 14-Oct. 31. New England Wild Flower Society offers tours ($10 per person) of seasonal highlights, cart tours for visitors needing mobility assistance.
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