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<p>Cornell is spectaularly beautiful with gardens, lake, views and water falls. They have a landscape architecure (sp?) degree</p>

<p>American is the national arboretuem – very beautiful on the edge of DC near the pretty region known as embassy row. </p>

<p>Bucknell is also a arborertum, rolling in hills, pristine beauty.</p>

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<p>I don’t really have pictures, but I suppose I can take some. I visited most of Florida’s state universities, and USF is by far the most green and beautiful campus. The green areas are all over the place, both around buildings and secluded. Countless groups of students just sit under the many, many trees and do their homework, read, or even play tag. We also have Botanical Gardens at the edge of campus, which you can visit for free.</p>

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<p>I second Scripps; it has really nice gardens (esp. the Rose Garden) and gorgeous views of the mountains. Plus it’s generally sunny!</p>

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<p>Now I can see how you got over 6,600 posts…LOL.</p>

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<p>I also recommend Scripps. I do love the space at UCLA, particularly the Sculpture Garden, but Scripps Campus has so many lovely feature and the setting with the mountains in the background is just heavenly.</p>

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<p>Emory University’s Lullwater Park
[Recollections</a> of a Vagabonde: A promenade in Lullwater Park - Emory University, Atlanta](<a href=“http://avagabonde.blogspot.com/2010/02/promenade-in-lullwater-park-emory.html]Recollections”>Recollections of a Vagabonde: A promenade in Lullwater Park - Emory University, Atlanta)</p>

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<p>@livesinnewjersey- I’m pretty sure American University is about the same distance from the National Arboretum as UMD is (which is to say, not terribly close!) Certainly, the gardens do NOT adjoin the campus, as the OP asked. Howard, Catholic, and Gallaudet are all closer.</p>

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<p>Wow, this thread has grown. I hadn’t realized so many colleges have such attractive areas of campus!</p>

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<p>I don’t have time to read the whole thread right now, but both Wellesley and Smith have campuses that are or contain arboretums designed by Frederic Law Olmstead.</p>

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<p>U Idaho Arboretum:
[University</a> of Idaho Campus-Arboretum7 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/m-t-light/277900629/]University”>University of Idaho Campus-Arboretum7 | University of Idaho … | Flickr)
[Arboretum</a> & Botanical Garden University of Idaho](<a href=“http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/arboretum/]Arboretum”>404 - University of Idaho)</p>

<p>UBC Rose Garden:
[UBC</a> Rose Garden Side Angle | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/keepitsurreal/2516976658/]UBC”>UBC Rose Garden Side Angle | Kyle Pearce | Flickr)
[ubc</a> rose garden - Flickr: Search](<a href=“Search: ubc rose garden | Flickr”>Search: ubc rose garden | Flickr)</p>

<p>Bemidji State Hobson Forest:
[Hobson</a> Memorial Forest :: Facilities :: Biology :: Departments :: Academics :: Bemidji State University](<a href=“http://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/departments/biology/facilities/hobson_memorial_forest/]Hobson”>http://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/departments/biology/facilities/hobson_memorial_forest/)
[Hobson</a> Forest :: Facilities :: Outdoor Program Center :: Department of Campus Recreation :: Bemidji State University](<a href=“http://www.bemidjistate.edu/students/recreation/opc/facilities/hobson_forest/]Hobson”>http://www.bemidjistate.edu/students/recreation/opc/facilities/hobson_forest/)</p>

<p>UAF Georgeson Botanical Garden:
[Georgeson</a> Botanical Garden](<a href=“http://georgesonbg.org/]Georgeson”>http://georgesonbg.org/)</p>

<p>Oh, and McMaster University is right next to Cootes Paradise:
<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cootes_Paradise[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cootes_Paradise&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails-a-z/cootes-paradise---waterfront-trail/[/url]”>http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails-a-z/cootes-paradise---waterfront-trail/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Say what you will about its aesthetics, but millions would say that this “garden” at Ole Miss is more beautiful than any other:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.memphisflyer.com/imager/b/magnum/1525380/a029/news_cover_feature1-magnum.jpg[/url]”>http://www.memphisflyer.com/imager/b/magnum/1525380/a029/news_cover_feature1-magnum.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>read this [Olmsted</a> School Campuses - School Campuses Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted](<a href=“http://architecture.about.com/od/landscapedesign/a/olmstedcampus.htm]Olmsted”>Great Buildings and Structures in Architechure)
and this thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/380625-college-appearance.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/380625-college-appearance.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Vanderbilt University is a national arboretum and, as such, home to a larger than average population of squirrels. Beautiful campus!</p>

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<p>Wos-- Lots of colleges are, or have arboretums [Yahoo</a>! Image Search Results for college campus arboretums](<a href=“Yahoo Image Search”>Yahoo Image Search)</p>

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<p>Cornell also has Sapsucker Woods out at the ornithology lab. They have trails and some wetlands and ponds so that they get a variety of birds there.</p>

<p>With your user name, I think you would like it!</p>

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<p>Duke has to be second to none in this department.</p>

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<p>transfer, I tend to agree. But I believe that the OP was Duke undergrad, which, I suspect, is why she so wants to have a great natural environment resource wherever she goes next.</p>

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<p>Another vote for Reiman Gardens at Iowa State
[Reiman</a> Gardens](<a href=“http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/index.cfm]Reiman”>http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/index.cfm)</p>

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<p>Two alma maters from our family:
[About</a> :: Botanic Garden :: Mount Holyoke College](<a href=“http://www.mtholyoke.edu/botanic/about.html]About”>http://www.mtholyoke.edu/botanic/about.html)
[Mizzou</a> Botanic Garden | University of Missouri](<a href=“http://gardens.missouri.edu/]Mizzou”>http://gardens.missouri.edu/)</p>

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<p>Smaller than the already mentioned, but very nice none-the-less, is the botanical garden at Florida Institute of Technology, in Melbourne, Florida. When I went there I had several classes in the buildings built at the edge of the garden. A class in one of those was like a class in the forest.</p>

<p>[The</a> Botanical Garden at Florida Tech](<a href=“http://facilities.fit.edu/botanical_gardens.php]The”>http://facilities.fit.edu/botanical_gardens.php)</p>