Gardens in fall - Travel - Cleveland Botanical Garden
Even as summer blooms fade, botanical gardens across the country come alive with new exhibits and classes to keep garden lovers busy well into the fall and winter months. Heres a sampling of whats happening in your region.
CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN
Cleveland, Ohio
The new Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse, which opened this summer, unleashes the colors, sounds, scents, and movement of the Madagascan desert and Costa Rican cloud forest.
In the Costa Rican exhibit, visitors will walk through giant misty clouds like those found in the countrys highest elevations.
In the Madagascar biome, look for a pair of Oustelet chameleonsthe worlds largest species. These chameleons can grow to almost 3 feet long and are a rarity outside of Madagascar. In fact, almost 100 percent of the islands reptiles, 86 percent of all flowering plants, and 65 percent of birds are not found in the wild anywhere else.
The glasshouse is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-12, and free for children under 3. For information, call 216/721-600 or visit www.cbgarden.org.