Most people visit botanical gardens for the wide paths, colorful flower beds, and seasonal displays. But if you explore a little further, many gardens reveal areas that feel completely different.

At the summit of Calder Gardens, a wondrous black stabile stands its ground near the building’s facade. Two of its legs, if they are legs, balance like a ballerina en pointe. Wait, isn’t one an ...

Outside, Arctic air brings a frigid chill to winter. Inside the conservatories at Longwood Gardens, it’s a different season. The new west conservatory – part of the garden’s $250 million makeover, ...

There are signs less obvious than handwritten “No Sunday sales” that this is an Amish garden. First, the garden is large enough to feed a family in the double digits. Long straight rows of beans, ...