In 1893, tobacco millionaire James Buchanan Duke began work on an estate in central New Jersey. Duke wanted things just so. Hundreds of workers built hills where there used to be flat land. He made ...

Plus, read on for six exotic gardens that feel like the Caribbean even in winter A TROPICAL garden in Cornwall has been named a top attraction in the UK. The history of the gardens spans at least 700 ...

There is no shortage of books on gardening or on travel, but Vivian Swift’s book “Gardens of Awe and Folly: A Traveler’s Journal on the Meaning of Life and Gardening” (Bloomsbury, $17.99, 176 pages) ...