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National Public Gardens Day, now in its second year, is on May 7 and is a day for the public to celebrate their local botanical gardens and arboreta. Over 500 gardens are participating and are offering a variety of events, tours, and special offers throughout the day and through Mother’s Day weekend. National Public Gardens Day was developed in partnership with the American Public Gardens Association and Rain Bird.
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Ga.: Awarded the Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award of Excellence for Landscape Design in 2003, the Levy Parterre's formal, boxwood-edged beds are arranged symmetrically around an Italian limestone fountain featuring artist Dale Chihuly's dazzling blue and white glass sculpture, dramatically poised above the water.
