Today I visited Ladew Topiary Gardens and Manor, 15 miles north of here in a lovely area of rolling hills and horse farms. Ladew Gardens celebrates Christmas with great passion every year, with lush holiday displays covering walls, tabletops and fireplace mantels throughout the historic Manor House. The theme this year was Christmas Poetry, and designers and Garden Clubs interpreted their favorite Christmas poems in each of the 9 rooms of the Ladew Manor house.