American Biblical Gardens:

Here are many special places to visit, quite a few added in 2008
some thanks to authors Allan Swenson and Vincenzina Krymow!
See Allan's book, Flowers of the Bible
and Vincenzina's book Healing Plants of the Bible
for some photos and wonderful descriptions!

You will also want to explore the gardens and Biblical gardening resources
on the expansive website:

The Biblical Garden at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY. The mother Biblical garden, at a church that brings God and earth, beauty, justice, pain, and music all together. This beautiful biblical garden, renovated in 2001, sits near another breathtaking rose garden, an awesome sculptured fountain, and bronze children’s sculptures, while peacocks wander the grounds! http://www.stjohndivine.org/

Also in the northeast, The Biblical Garden at temple Beth-El in Providence, RI http://www.temple-beth-el.org/

Nearby in Orleans, MA visit the Biblical Garden at Church of the Holy Spirit. http://www.holyspiritorleans.org/

In Manchester, CT, Concordia Lutheran Church hosts a biblical garden.

* Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Augusta, ME has set up a small but attractive Biblical Garden on their lawn. They offer a delightful attractive array of photos at http://www.poplink.org/bible%20garden/index.html

* Take a glimpse of the Rodef Shalom Biblical Gardens covering 1/3 acre of land in Pittsburg, PA. Inspiring! .http://rodefshalom.org

Take a tour through the Temple Sinai Biblical Gardens in Newport News, VA at http://www.ujcvp.org/temple_sinai/garden.html

Biblical Herb Garden at Franciscan Monastery, Washington, DC
The most recent project begun by the Garden Guild is planting of an herb garden at the friary entrance. The choice of herbs is based on Biblical references.

* In Whiteville, NC Elsie Campbell and the garden club are creating a delightful Biblical Garden. See the beautiful news article! Elsie Campell <reno@weblnk.net>

*On the outskirts of Atlanta, GA Beth Shalom Synagogue began a Biblical Garden in 2004. Take a look at their webpage! Thanks to Phyllis Kravizt for reporting! We also havea web page wioth her report!

* Dolores Merkel's daughter is also designing a Biblical Garden near Columbus at St. Michael's Parish in Worthington, Ohio. The Rev. Arthur Hadley, rector of the church reports on the array of gardens there: Eden, Egypt, Sinai, Land of Milk and Honey, and more.(2/02) Visit their page!

Maize Manor United Methodist Church in Columbus, OH has a courtyard garden which they are in the process of transforming into a 3 season, mostly biblical garden. They are also working on a binder detailing the story of the plants there. September 30, 2002: "This summer we had such heat in central Ohio that we focused on maintaining plantings and did fairly well. Now we're into trimming some major shrubs and doing a little realigning of the old beds to allow for some change - with a pocket full of friends we hope to make a small impact this fall and add some more changes in the spring - year one under our belts - our labeling project is slowly progressing but I did not get my information pages started-but I'm back and ready to go now! Thanks so much for the up dates and when I get a good picture I'll share it... we're basically an emerging entity with a lot of potential!!!" -Sandy Anthony
To learn more about the church: http://www.maizemanorumc.org

* Oakpark Conservatory in Oak Park, IL includes a Desert House featuring a Biblical Garden. Get a peek at the design at http://www.oprf.com/conservatory/desert.html

* Warsaw Biblical Garden, Warsaw, Indiana. A city block has been transformed into a marvelous Biblical garden with a range of ecosystems. Splendid web site. http://www.warsawbiblicalgardens.org/

* The Sunday School Gardens (above) at Dundee Assembly of God in Dundee, Michigan have been growing since 2003. Take a look at their web page!

Paradise Valley (CA) United Methodist Church has enjoyed Biblical gardens in the past but right now they do not have one. http://www.pvumc.org/

Shirley Sidell, founder of Biblicalgardens.com is active in her home synagogue, Congregation B'nai Shalom in Walnut Creek, CA http://www.jfed.org/

St. Gregory's Episcopal Church is home of another Biblical Garden in Long Beach, CA. http://www.stgregoryschurch.com/

One of the larger spaces for a Biblical garden is being developed as the Biblical Botanical Garden in Anaheim, CA. Learn more about them and many other Biblical Gardens in Vincenzina Krymow's new book: Healing Plants of the Bible or email the garden at BCrow87044@aol.com.

W. B. Burr from the Ojai Presbyterian Church Biblical Garden (Ojai, CA) has been at work renovating the church garden. They have enjoyed a Biblical Garden for some 60 years! To see more, check out their site: www.ojaipc.org

* Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel by the Sea, CA invites you to explore photos of their biblical gardens at http://www.churchofthewayfarer.com/Photo_Gallery/photo_gallery.htm

* Vince Conway in Ontario (CA) has become drawn into a very sizeable biblical garden project . See the entire web page about their gardens and perhaps you will join Vince in the project!?!

Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, MO features a modest collection of about 40 Biblical plants. You can read about them on the page linked here.

* See one photo from the Biblical Garden at St. John's Episcopal Church in Norman, OK. http://www.episcopalnorman.org/

* In Greenville, Texas a Master Gardener named "Pud" Kearns has designed breathtaking Kavanaugh Biblical Garden right in the center of the city. Take a look at the garden in progress! Enjoy a recent (2008) article about the gardens at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/lifetravel/stories/DN-NHG_bible-garden_0509liv.ART.State.Edition1.35328b3.html

* Diana Wilson has designed a glorious Biblical Garden for the Baptist church in Conroe, TX. Enjoy her beautiful design on this page! Here is the church website: http://www.fbcconroe.org

There have been Biblical Gardens at Temple Beth Shalom in Sun City, AZ. Here is the church website. http://home.earthlink.net/%7etbsaz/

There are Biblical Gardens at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Read about the church here: http://www.fpcnashville.org/

* Also in the south, Magnolia Plantation Biblical garden in Charleston, SC http://www.magnoliaplantation.com/grounds_biblical.html

There is a Biblical Garden at the First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville, FL . http://www.1stpc.org/

Also in Florida, St. James Lutheran Church Biblical Garden is blooming away in Coral Gables.

* In Orlando, FL, Barb & Guy have created a butterfly garden and are developing a Walk Through the Torah garden. See their page!