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Because $39 million buys a lot of flowers. After a three-year overhaul, the Nemours Mansion & Gardens has reopened. The formal gardens (modeled after those at Versailles’ Petit Trianon) have been restored, along with the reflecting pool, hedge maze, and a 1929 gold-leafed sculpture by Henri Crenier. While you’re there, drop by Winterthur, another Du Pont family estate in the Brandywine Valley.

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