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Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum
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Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum make wonderful tourist attractions of Rhode Island. This scenic place is located on Ferry Road at Bristol in Rhode Island.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum include a mansion with majestic lawn, an arboretum and gardens. The garden has a wide variety of woody plants and the charming gardens will offer you fascinating collection of native and exotic species.
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While traveling Rhode Island you will get Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum on the midway between Newport and Providence of Rhode Island. It is nestled on Bristol and offers spectacular view of Narragansett Bay.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum were built as a summer retreat by Augustus and Bessie Van Wickle. Augustus was from Pennsylvania who found great fortune in coal-mining business. This summer home of Augustus consists of forty-five rooms, which are very charming. The fascinating mansion with stunning lawn adds to the delight of the visitors. The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum cover thirty-three acres of wonderfully landscaped grounds.
On your travel to Rhode Island, visit Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum offering you a charming view of the Narragansett Bay and historic Bristol harbor.
The arboretum at this place can boast of being on of the most innovative arboreta of America with hundreds of unusual plants. The fascinating attractions of this arboretum are:
- A Japanese water garden
- 50,000 flowering spring bulbs
- A display garden
- Exotic bamboo stand
- The largest giant sequoia east of the Rockies
Blithewold ground has a charming display of specimens from various counties like, Europe, China, Japan and North America. Some of the exclusives plant species include,
- Ginkgo
- Magnolia
- Linden
- Black Tupelo
- Oaks
- Pagoda tree
- Yews
- Eastern Junipers
- Giant Sequoia
- FrankliniaEastern Hemlock
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., Rte.114
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
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