September 29, 2023
Dear Texans, we are sorry to inform you Texas is not the center of the garden world. Philadelphia is America’s Garden Capital. With over 30 public gardens, arboreta and historic landscapes within 3o miles of Philadelphia and the roots of horticultural history firmly planted in this area, we surrender the title to them.
Starla and I toured 15 private and public gardens in 4 days with The Garden Fling, a group of 100 garden variety bloggers, instagrammers, and podcasters. When walking through Charles Cresson’s gardens of Hedgleigh Spring, Margo, a young author remarked to me “surely there is a better word for what I am experiencing than garden envy.” As I recalled our conversation, it seemed to me she was expressing the yearning we feel when we experience beautiful gardens . They take us to a place of appreciation in our souls. Gardens inspire and turn us from the mundane affairs of the world to something bigger. And so, as we share these photos from The Garden Fling in Philadelphia over the next few weeks, allow yourself to be transported as we were.
Ann Lamb, Dallas County Master Gardener of 2005
DALLAS GARDEN BUZZ 
It WAS transporting! I enjoyed your post, and Flinging with you both.
Pam, thank you. It was inspirational wasn’t it!Ann