| Gardens
in Ohio |
Inniswood Metro Gardens
940 S. Hempstead Rd
Westerville, OH 43081
614-895-6216 |
Planned gardens, beautiful landscaping. Roses, conifers,
perennials and more. |
The Park of Roses at Whetstone Park
3901 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43214
614-445-3300 |
Roses, old, new, big, small - they got 'em
all! 11,000 yes, eleven thousand rose bushes! 1000 daffodil varieties. |
Chadwick Arboretum
The Ohio State University
2001 Fyffe Ct
Columbus, OH 42212
614-292-3136 |
Conifers, perennials, trees, hosta collection. Close to
Whetstone Park. |
The Cox Arboretum
6733 Springboro Pike
Dayton, OH 45449
513-434-9005 |
15 specialty gardens including wildflowers,
perennials, conifers, shrub, and edible. Nice. |
Kingwood Center
900 Park Ave W
Mansfield, OH 44906
419-522-0211 |
A 47 acre estate that is just beautiful. Includes trial beds,
perennials, trees, 30,000 annuals, 40,000 and tulips! |
The Dawes Arboretum
7770 Jacksontown Rd SE
Newark, OH 43055
1-800-44-DAWES |
Japanese garden, cypress swamp, extensive
plant collections. |
Toledo Botanical Garden
5403 Elmer Drive
Toledo, OH 43615
419-536-8365 |
4 acre shade garden, perennials, herbs, roses, and
landscape plants. Artists' village including glass blowing and painters. |
Fellows Riverside Gardens
Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District
816 Glenwood Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44502
216-740-7116 |
A beautiful park surrounds the landscaped
garden. Rose, perennial, conifer, herb, shade gardens and more. |
The Holden Arboretum
9500 Sperry Rd
Mentor, OH 44060
440-946-4400 |
The largest arboretum in the United States. Great gardens
around the main parking area. Viewing some collections will require a long walk. 300 year
old oak. |
Schoepfle Garden
St Rt 113 on Market Street
Birmingham, OH
440-965-7237 |
The formal garden is not large but is well
worth your visit. You will enjoy unique topiaries, a huge yellow taxus, beautiful hosta,
ferns, and perfect hedges. |
Secrest Arboretum
The Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Wooster, OH
419-263-3761 |
Established in 1908. I spent most of my time
in the crabapple collection. Lots of the plant material you sell is displayed here. |
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| Gardens
in Michigan |
W J Beal Botanical Garden
Michigan State University
412 Olds Hall
East Lansing, MI 48909
517-355-9582 |
Endangered and threatened garden. Thousands of plants. 90 beds
grouped by plant family or uses. |
Horticulture Demonstration Gardens
Michigan State University
Corner of Bogue and Wilson Rd
East Lansing, MI 48909
517-355-9582 |
Perennial beds, roses, children's garden,
annual and perennial trial beds and more. |
Frederik Meijer Gardens
3411 Bradford Northeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
616-957-1580 |
Tropical conservatory, desert garden, limited outdoor gardens
and around 100 bronze sculptures. |
Hidden Lake Gardens
SR 50
Tipton, MI
517-431-2060 |
670 acres with thousands of labeled trees
and shrubs. Don't miss the outstanding conifer collection. |
Cranbrook House and Gardens
380 Lone Pine Rd
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801
248-645-3147 |
Cranbrook offers many gardens, structures, sculptures and
vistas. |
The Dow Gardens
1018 West Main St
Midland, MI 48640
989-631-2677
800-362-4874 |
Surrounds the home of Dr. Herbert Henry Dow,
founder of Dow Chemical Co. Good place to spend a couple of hours. Nice annual display.
Friendly staff. |
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| Gardens
in Kentucky |
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
PO Box 130 (Hwy 245)
Clermont, KY 40110-0130
502-955-8512 |
A beautiful arboretum with great crabapple, maple, holly, and
shrub collections. More, worth your visit. |
University of Kentucky Arboretum
Alumni Drive
Lexington, KY 40522
606-257-6955 |
Started in 1991. This young 100 acre
arboretum features a home demonstration garden, roses, trial garden and more. More coming
too. |
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| Gardens
in Indiana |
Indianapolis Museum of Arts
1200 W. 38th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317-923-1331
317-920-2660 24 hour info line |
The 152 acre Lilly estate is home to a variety of gardens ...
formal, border, ravine and more. Don't forget to see a Rembrandt, van Gogh, O'Keeffe, or
Picasso! |
Purdue University Horticulture Gardens
Marsteller Street between Wood and Harrison Streets
Adjacent to the Horticulture Building - Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165
765-749-2261 |
500 perennials, 250 annuals, some shrubs.
Unmatched self guiding tour brochure. Actually a 43 page book! |
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| Gardens in
Missouri |
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Missouri Botanical Gardens
4344 Shaw Boulevard
St Louis, Missouri 63166
314-577-5100 |
Founded in 1859. Please take a trip to St.Louis to view this
garden. Plan on at least a day if you really enjoy plants. A world class garden you should see. |
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| Gardens
in Illinois |
The Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Rte 53
Lisle, IL 60532-1293
630-719-2400 |
This 1700 acre arboretum was started by the founder of Morton
Salt Company. Great groundcover collection and hedge display. |
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd
Glencoe, Illinois 60022
847-835-5440 |
385 acres featuring 23 theme gardens. Don't
miss the Circle, Enabling, Fruit, Japanese and Rose gardens. I can't wait to go back in
2001 to see additions and spring blooms. |
| Gardens
in Tennessee |
Cheekwood Tennessee Botanical Garden
and Museum of Art
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37205
615-356-8000 |
55 acres that was once the private estate of the Cheek family
of the Maxwell House Coffee fortune. A mix of old and young gardens. Many sculptures on a
mile long trail. Art museum also. |
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