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The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens

Gibbs Gardens

Ball Ground, United States

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Gibbs Gardens

Privately owned garden of about 220 acres in the hills near Ball Ground, laid out as separate sections around a manor house on a slope. Displays change by season, from daffodil-covered hillsides and tulips in spring to Japanese maples in fall.

Highlights

  • Japanese Gardens
  • Daffodil Gardens hillsides
  • Monet Waterlily Gardens

Good to know

  • Allow three to four hours
  • No outside food; cafe near entrance
  • Gravel paths, steep climb to manor

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