Traipse Through An Enchanting Fairy Tale Forest At Yew Dell Botanical Gardens In Kentucky
By Sarah McCosham|Published November 02, 2022
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There are lots of fairy tale places to explore in Kentucky, from the kingdom of the Kentucky Castle to the beguiling Bernheim Arboretum. These are well-known destinations plucked straight from the pages of a story book, but did you know there’s a fairy-tale forest hiding just outside Louisville, Kentucky, that’s a real-life secret garden? Yew Dell Botanical Gardens is a beautiful destination that’s one of the most magical hidden gems in Kentucky, and it’s just waiting to be explored… by you!
We're kicking off today's feature article with a visualization exercise. Ready? Picture the most beautiful garden you've ever seen. A secret garden full of blooms and trees -- the kind of fanciful place that's been plucked straight from the pages of a story book. It would probably be flush with colorful blooms in the summer...
...and of course, a real-life castle. This place seems too good to be real, right? Well, it isn't. This, friends, is Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, the most magical, fairy-tale place in Kentucky.
In 1941, Theodore and Martha Lee Klein purchased 34 acres of beautiful Bluegrass farmland to build their nursery, farm, and home. They lovingly tended to their homestead all the way up until their passing in the '90s.
Fortunately, a local group of passionate and forward-thinking citizens recognized the importance and potential of the property and worked to acquire and develop it into a world-class botanical garden some 20 years ago.
Today, it's as enchanting as ever, and we know the Kleins would approve. True to its founders' original vision, Yew Dell Botanical Garden remains a place of innovation, passion, and celebration of Kentucky. Visiting these gardens is a joyful, wonderful, wholly unique experience.
There are numerous gardens to explore at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, all connected with stone footpaths and full of quiet corners and benches for reflection and renewal.
There is a magic about Yew Dell Botanical Gardens that's undeniable -- and irresistible. So come and let yourself have an enchanting adventure at this fairy tale garden in Kentucky.
Have you visited Yew Dell Botanical Gardens before? Did you know about this fairy tale destination in Kentucky? Our state is a magical, marvelous place!
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