Churches and gardens are one way to order travel. I visited lots of both during a recent trip to Ireland, then NYC.

This and the three below are of the Victorian Walled Garden at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Ireland.

DAHLIAS FROM THE NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

MY FRIEND’S BACKYARD GARDEN IN DUBLINCONSERVATORY GARDEN, CENTRAL PARK, NYC

NEW YORK BOTANIC GARDEN, NATIVE PLANT GARDEN, BRONX, NYC

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