Secret Gardens of the Flower City More Gardens: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | The Monefeldt Garden | Enlarge picture   The Ellwanger Garden | Enlarge picture The Monefeldt Garden The Monefeldt Garden captures is an escape from the daily grind....offering the many shades and hues of green often found in a traditional Japanese Garden. A professional design, this garden is proof that one can transform their backyard into another world.     The Ellwanger Garden This is a Victorian and family garden acquired by the Landmark Society from the famous George Ellwanger's granddaughter, Helen. It has thirty beds of perennials that volunteers help to maintain. It has maintained its original structure but does have plants introduced by Helen Ellwanger in the 1930s and 1940s. "It has many of the plants that would have been sold in the Ellwanger Barry Nursery, " said Beverly Gibson, Horticulturist from the Landmark Society. But Gibson also says that one of the nice things about it is "that it's full of surprises."     The Oesterly Garden | Enlarge picture     The Oesterly Garden This garden is a meeting of East and West, melding the beauty of a traditional shade garden with the serene nature of the Orient. Covering nearly three acres it is a magnificent garden of textures and colors offering a relaxing environment for its owner.       More Gardens: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 |