Gardens can feel like “look, don’t run” territory — Daniel Stowe flips the script for families. Its Lost Hollow children’s garden is a storybook hollow of splash streams, climbing rocks, a hobbit-ish hideaway and plantings at nose height, designed by people who clearly remember being seven.
The Orchid Conservatory dazzles kids like a jungle in a jewel box — waterfalls, orchids at eye level, poison-dart-frog colors without the frogs — while the formal gardens give grandparents their beauty fix and the meadows give everyone picnic room. Seasonal butterfly releases and the garden’s beloved holiday lights extend the family calendar deep into winter.
Belmont’s garden is a half-hour from Uptown and a whole world away: bring sandwiches, let them splash, and drive home with tired, flower-drunk kids.
