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Article: A Garden Bursting With Possibilities
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- The Washington Post
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- July 22, 2005
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A CHOCOLATE PLANT, cinnamon bark and a giant treehouse may sound
like props from last weekend's No. 1 movie, "Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory," but families can find the real things just a two-
hour drive south of Washington at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
in Richmond.
"We try to bring the wonders of the natural world to kids," said
spokeswoman Beth Monroe, when my family visited the 40-acre garden
recently.
With my daughter, Christy, 61/2, skipping ahead, my husband,
parents and I strolled through various themed gardens. We gently
touched two topiary fairies, caught the quack of wetland ducks and
not only stopped and smelled the roses but recited their lyrical
names -- Fragrant ...