Vacationing at home can be as much as much fun as going away. Home vacations can vary from setting up a portable hot tub in the backyard for yourself and the kids to pretend you're at the beach to taking day trips enjoying local sites. During late spring to summer is a wonderful time to take advantage of garden settings at historic homes, nature walks, botanical gardens, and arboretums as they are in full bloom. Visiting gardens open to the public have landscape architects or professionals who have designed these gorgeous landscapes. Not only are you able to...