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3 Amazing Gardens To Marvel At In The World

Every city in the world has its own parks and gardens – somewhere where people can relax in a green and pleasant space. However, some cities have remarkable gardens that will draw visitors back, over and over again. Here are three.

1. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, Los Angeles, California

Hidden in the heart of busy Los Angeles is a beautiful garden and labyrinth, just waiting for you to lose yourself in nature. At its heart is an Italian Renaissance-style mansion, built for the Gausti family and completed in 1913. The mansion and its property were bought and sold over the years, until the Peace Theological Seminary (PTS) purchased it in 1974. The mansion is now the headquarters for the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness.

The movement has completely restored the mansion to its former glory and have added a meditation garden and labyrinth, open to the public by appointment only. At the Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, you can learn to retreat in nature, meditate, relax or read.

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The gardens are based on classic Japanese gardens with a number of quiet areas for relaxation. The labyrinth in a fascinating place to visit and was modelled after one in the Chartres Cathedral in France. You can walk through the 1/3 mile labyrinth in a spiralling space and relax, meditate and revive your soul.
The center and its garden are free to visit, but donations are always welcome. Learn more about it in the video included here.

2. Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World), Berlin, Germany

Hidden among Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin are beautiful gardens which represent Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The gardens were originally opened as the Berlin Gartenschau (Berlin Garden Exhibition) in 1987. After the Berlin Wall came down, it was renamed Erholungspark Marzahn, or Marzahn Recreational Park. Eventually the park was renamed Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World), after the Chinese Gardens were constructed here in partnership with Beijing.

The 21-hectare garden park is internationally themed and is remarkable to visit. The Chinese Garden bears the name “The Garden of the Reclaimed Moon,” and is symbolic of the past and future of Berlin. Throughout this garden, Chinese buildings and plants can be seen, centered around a small lake.

Next came the Japanese Garden, named Garden of Confluent Waters. Here a typical Japanese rock garden can be seen with a small pavilion. The Arabian-themed Oriental Gardens are based on the palace courtyard in Riyadh. Korea is represented by the Seoul Garden, which is filled with traditional Korean handicrafts. Another garden is the Christian Garden with a structure which looks like a golden cage, built from biblical verses and other writings in a number of European languages, that bears the name Room of Speech and Word.

Various other additions were made to the gardens, including statues depicting German fairytale characters, as well as the Tropical Hall, Italian Garden, English Country Garden and the Balinese Garden.
Enjoy a virtual visit to the Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World), in the video included here.

3. Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

While not related to plants, the third in our tour of the world’s gardens has a touch of magic. Mosaicist Isaiah Zagar is responsible for Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, after devoting himself to gentrifying the South Street neighbourhood of the city in the late 1960s. He and his wife Julia bought a number of derelict buildings and renovated them, adding colorful mosaics as they went.

Zagar began work in 1994 and spent 14 years renovating old buildings, excavating tunnels and creating grottos, over a 3,000 square foot space.

These days the Magic Gardens are a folk art center and gallery space just waiting to be explored. Here you can wander through the labyrinth, seeing sculptures from Asia and Latin America, hand-made tiles and plenty of mirrors. The site has been taken over by a non-profit organization to preserve and promote Zagar’s works, while he continues to work here.

The gardens are open to the public and trained guides offer tours of the Magic Gardens, as well as monthly mosaic workshops led by Zagar. The site also regularly hosts dance performances and concerts.
Listen to Isaiah Zagar speaking about the Magic Gardens in the video included here.

Enjoy visiting some of the most remarkable gardens in the world – chill out, relax or appreciate art.

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