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Winterthur Garden
Date Issued: 2020-05-13
Postage Value: 0 cents

Commemorative issue
American Gardens
Winterthur Garden

The American Garden stamps celebrate the beauty of gardens in this country. The pane of 20 stamps features photos of 10 different botanic, country estate, and municipal gardens. Included are:

•    Biltmore Estate Gardens (North Carolina)
•    Brooklyn Botanic Garden (New York)
•    Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois)
•    Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (Maine)
•    Dumbarton Oaks Garden (District of Columbia)
•    The Huntington Botanical Gardens (California)
•    Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Florida)
•    Norfolk Botanical Garden (Virginia)
•    Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (Ohio)
•    Winterthur Garden (Delaware)

The love of gardening stretches back to the earliest years of our country, inspiring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other Founding Fathers to plant some of America’s most iconic colonial-era gardens. From the 19th century to today, landscape designers have continued that tradition. Conceived for many reasons—for food or pleasure, as places of education and scientific study, as an expression of the owners’ artistic sensibilities, as spaces for the public to commune with nature, or simply for the love of gardening—American gardens capture our imagination and satisfy a yearning for beauty and order.

Every year, millions of Americans visit gardens, public and private. Many public gardens are open year-round; in addition to the plants and trees on display, classes, exhibits, and other events encourage visitors to experiment and create their own gardens. During the spring and summer, planned tours and open garden days allow visitors to step into private enclaves and see how homeowners have enhanced and designed their spaces, be they large estates, small suburban yards, or rooftop aeries.

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