The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a pretty lush office space. So, discounting my own back yard from this list, here are my top ten botanic gardens visited while living in North America.

1. Jardin botanique de Montréal (Montreal Botanic Garden)

2. Queens Botanical Garden in New York City

3. Denver Botanic Gardens

4. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (Jardim Botânico)

5. The Botanic Garden of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts

6. Lauritzen Gardens - Omaha Botanical Center in Omaha, Nebraska

7. New Orleans Botanical Garden

8. The Roger Williams Park Botanical Center in Providence, Rhode Island

9. Rio Grande Botanical Gardens in Albuquerque, New Mexico
>> More photos of Montreal Botanic Garden (from my Flickr)
>> More photos of Queens Botanical Garden (from my Flickr)
>> More photos of Denver Botanic Gardens (from my Flickr)
>> More photos of Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (from my Flickr)
>> More photos of the Botanic Garden of Smith College (from my Flickr)