Since William Penn's founding of Philadelphia as a "greene countrie towne," thousands of acres of public gardens and arboretums have spawned in and around the city. Fairmont Park is the largest in any American city; even Philadelphia's zoo is a splendid garden and arboretum. Many gardens in the region were first cultivated by early Quakers and include historic, restored homes dating to the early 1700's. Stunning, beautiful, and artistic full color photography includes world-renowned Longwood Gardens and Morris Arboretum as well as over twenty more from the one of America's foremost garden regions.