Hahn Horticulture Garden at Virginia Tech
hort.vt.edu
University garden in Blacksburg. Photographic tour, visitor information, quarterly newsletters, listing of events, and information about volunteering.
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens
hr.duke.edu
The crown jewel of Duke University, renowned both for landscape design and the quality of horticulture. Information about visiting, events, and gardening, and a section just for kids.
Cox Arboretum & Gardens Metropark
coxarboretum.org
189 acres of gardens and natural areas in Dayton. Provides descriptions of specialty gardens, information about the history, schedule of events, visiting and volunteering information.
The Old City Cemetery
gravegarden.org
Historic arboretum of 19th-century plantings at a Lynchburg public cemetery. History, and a horticulture and wildlife guide.
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
buffalogardens.com
Features a glass conservatory designed by Frederick Law Olmsted with tropical and desert gardens, an arboretum and pinetum, shrub garden, and bog garden. History, education programs, events, virtual tour.
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
bhwp.org
naturalistic area in New Hope features nearly hundreds of species of native plants, in a setting of picturesque woodlands, meadows, a pond and a creek. Information about gardening with native plants, visiting, educational programs, and events.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
bbg.org
Offers news, virtual tour, programs, events, articles, shopping, research, and information for visitors.
The Holden Arboretum
holdenarb.org
This large facility features display gardens with collections of many shrubs and trees, most notably crabapples, rhododendrons, magnolias, and conifers, as well as hedge and wildflower gardens. Information about visiting, research, education, and events.
Hershey Gardens
hersheygardens.com
Pleasure garden established by Milton Hershey, featuring many themed gardens, seasonal displays, unique trees, an outdoor butterfly house, and a large rose collection. Information about visiting, educational programs, and events.
Jenkins Arboretum
jenkinsarboretum.org
Horticultural showcase of native trees, shrubs, rhododendrons, azaleas, laurel, blueberries, ferns and wildflowers in Devon. Information about membership and events, map, and photo galleries.
Staten Island Botanical Garden
sibg.org
This garden with Victorian charm and stately elegance includes the Chinese Scholar's Garden. Virtual tours, educational programs, visitor information.
Kingwood Center
kingwoodcenter.org
A 47-acre former estate garden in Mansfield, with collections of peonies, herbs and roses, daylilies and irises, as well as general display gardens. Open free to the public. Includes visitor and membership information.
Tyler Arboretum
tylerarboretum.org
Its 650-acre grounds near Philadelphia include a pinetum, a native woodland walk, and various flowering shrub and tree collections.
Landis Arboretum
landisarboretum.org
Large public garden overlooking the Schoharie Valley, developed with plantings of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials from around the world.
The New York Botanical Garden
nybg.org
Garden in the Bronx consists of 28 specialty gardens, including a conservatory, a children's adventure garden, and a 40-acre old-growth forest. Information about entertainment and educational activities.
Chanticleer Garden
chanticleergarden.org
Descriptions, photos, history, and admission information for eclectically designed estate garden near Philadelphia.
Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park
leaferie.org
Several hundred tree species planted in a riparian zone of the Erie park, serving as an educational facility. Tree fact sheets provided by student projects.
Chadwick Arboretum at Ohio State University
chadwickarboretum.osu.edu
Located on the Columbus agriculture campus. Information about staff and programs, plant sale, and directions.
Cornell Plantations
plantations.cornell.edu
Holds, manages, protects, and enhances the living botanical collections and the natural areas and gorges of Cornell for the benefit of the community. Information about collections, visiting, education, and publications.
Green Spring Gardens Park
fairfaxcounty.gov
Public park in Alexandria features a variety of garden styles, including a rock garden, shade garden, herb garden, and backyard wildlife habitat. Visitor information, downloadable plant information sheets.
Arnold Arboretum
arboretum.harvard.edu
Research and educational institution in Boston. It manages a collection of hardy trees, shrubs, and vines located on 265 acres and associated herbarium and library collections.
Duke Farms
dukefarms.org
Large estate garden in Hillsborough, whose features include a lake and other water features, a sycamore allee, and barns. Information about recreation and education, and nature programs.
Kalmia Gardens
coker.edu
Landscaped gardens at Coker College in Hartsville. Presents history, a photographic tour and collage, and staff information.
The Fells
thefells.org
Located in Newbury by Lake Sunapee, this former private summer retreat blends formal and naturalistic gardens, including a large rock garden. Overview, photos, visitor information, and calendar of events.
Churchville Nature Center
churchvillenaturecenter.org
This Bucks county facility includes a visitor center with interpretive exhibits, and indoor and outdoor wildlife viewing areas. Developed for education, preservation, and conservation. Information on the facilities and events.
Wilson Rose Garden
wilsonrosegarden.com
Tour, history, and general information about this garden in Eastern North Carolina.
Bayard Cutting Arboretum
bayardcuttingarboretum.com
State park on Long Island noted both for its plant collection and its variety of bird species. Information on flora and fauna, programs, and publications.
Mizzou Botanic Garden
gardens.missouri.edu
Living museum in Columbia displaying thousands of plants amongst famous icons, such as Jefferson's original grave marker. Descriptions of the many specialty gardens, visitor information, newsletter, and FAQ.
Franklin Park Conservatory
fpconservatory.org
Glasshouse in Columbus featuring several collections of plants from different habitats. Virtual tour, educational programs, visitor information.
Ross Park Zoo and Gardens
rossparkzoo.com
Zoo in Binghamton also includes botanical gardens, including a hosta garden, a butterfly garden, an ornamental grass garden, an iris garden and a memorial garden. Virtual tour, calendar of events, and quarterly newsletter archive.
Schenectady Rose Garden
schenectadyrose.com
Part of Schenectady's Central Park, the garden features several water features, and an adjacent garden with Japanese elements. History, information about the restoration committee, and volunteer opportunities.
The Botanic Garden at Smith College
smith.edu
A collection of thousands of plants on the college campus in Northampton, grown in the Lyman Conservatory and outdoors in various gardens, and scattered throughout the campus arboretum. Photo gallery, academic and cultural events, history, and information about the herbarium.
Cleveland Botanical Garden
cbgarden.org
Offers ten acres that are home to many different formal and natural gardens and a large glasshouse. Includes list of exhibits and schedule.
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
stanhywet.org
The gardens surrounding this majestic country house, now a museum, were designed by Warren Henry Manning and Ellen Biddle Shipman, and include a birch allee, breakfast room, English, and Japanese gardens, a conservatory, and a lagoon.
Longue Vue House and Gardens
longuevue.com
The gardens around this Classical Revival style home include water features and alleys, wild, yellow, walled, and portico gardens, and a discovery garden for children. Information about visiting, education programs, events, and expositions.
William Paca Garden
annapolis.org
Estate pleasure garden in Annapolis, featuring terraces, geometric parterres, roses, topiaries, and native plant beds. Information on visiting, tours, and event planning.
Tanglewood Park
tanglewoodgardens.org
Public garden and arboretum in Clemmons featuring a diverse collection of native flora, herbs, landscape designs, and materials. History, photos, and visitor information.
MacCallum More Museum & Gardens
mmmg.org
Museum of Native American artifacts also offers an organically maintained botanical garden, arboretum, and wildlife sanctuary, along with water features and theme gardens. Chase City.
Toledo Botanical Garden
toledogarden.org
Features shade, herb and perennial gardens, a section dedicated to All America Selections vegetables and flowers, and a hosta collection.
UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens
gardens.uncc.edu
Combination of outdoor and indoor garden facilities on campus, including a woodland garden featuring a large rhododendron collection, an Oriental-themed ornamental garden, and a tropical greenhouse.
Cylburn Arboretum Association
cylburnassociation.org
Nature preserve and city park in Baltimore. Information about visiting, history, and educational programs.
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
bettyfordalpinegardens.org
Garden in Vail showcasing the beauty and diversity of alpine flora. Includes information on the plant collections, calendar of events, programs, and garden descriptions.
Camden Children's Garden
camdenchildrensgarden.org
A place for the young and the young at heart to explore and discover the natural world, with horticultural experiences for creative and imaginative play. Information on exhibits, activities, and school programs.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
reeves-reedarboretum.org
Suburban conservancy on a historic country estate in Summit, dedicated to the environment and horticultural education. News, and information about visiting and events.
ELSong Gardens at the Biedenharn Museum
bmuseum.org
Home and garden in Monroe of Joseph Biedenharn, founder of the Coca Cola industry. Photos of the garden through the seasons, information about events.
Blandy Experimental Farm
virginia.edu
Research facility in the Shenandoah Valley, home of the State Arboretum of Virginia. Information about education programs for all ages, photo gallery, and FAQ.
Mill Creek MetroParks
millcreekmetroparks.com
Part of this recreation and preservation area in Mahoning Valley are Fellows Riverside Gardens, with large spring bulb displays, and collections of woody plants, perennials, and roses. Visitor information and photos.
New Hanover County: The Arboretum
gardeningnhc.org
Wilmington garden features landscaping and plantings dedicated to demonstrating the best plant species for southeastern North Carolina landscapes, design and horticultural techniques, and environmental stewardship.
Morven Museum & Garden
historicmorven.org
House built before the American Revolution by Richard Stockton. The former governor's mansion is now a state museum. Information about museum exhibits and garden tours.
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
presbyiris.tripod.com
Volunteer-run garden entirely dedicated to irises in Montclair. Site offers bloom status and iris cultivation information.
Brookside Gardens
mc-mncppc.org
Public display garden in Silver Spring, featuring floral displays, plant collections, conservatories, and a horticultural library.
Bartram's Garden
bartramsgarden.org
America's oldest living botanical garden features an 18th century farmstead, native plants, wildflower meadow, and wetland. Located in Philadelphia.
Longwood Gardens
longwoodgardens.org
Horticultural display garden near Philadelphia created by Pierre duPont in 19th century. Visitor information, schedule of events, what's in bloom, history, education, and employment opportunities.
Sonnenberg Gardens
sonnenberg.org
Now a New York State Historic Park, the gardens accompanying the Victorian mansion, located in Canandaigua, comprise several distinct designs. Guided tours, visitor information, schedule of events.
Greenwood Gardens
greenwoodgardens.org
Historic estate garden in Short Hills (New Jersey), being restored for public enjoyment as a project of the Garden Conservancy. History, photos, mission statement.
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
cincinnatizoo.org
The botanical gardens interspersed with the zoo areas include pollinator, butterfly, and oriental gardens, a dinosaur garden, wetland trails, and an endangered species area.
The Dawes Arboretum
dawesarb.org
Facility near Columbus with large collections of woody plants, as well as natural areas. Photos, history, events, reports, collections, and visitor information.
Holmdel Arboretum
monmouthcountyparks.com
County park facility in Freehold, featuring hundreds of species, cultivars, and varieties of ornamental trees and shrubs. Summary and visiting information.
Adkins Arboretum
adkinsarboretum.org
Native garden and preserve on Maryland’s Eastern shore dedicated to promoting the appreciation and conservation of the region’s native plants. Information about programs and events, research, and the native plant nursery.
Somerset County Parks
somersetcountyparks.org
Gardens tended by the park commission include the naturalistic Leonard J. Buck Garden, fragrance, rose, and perennial gardens, and an arboretum.
The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
scottarboretum.org
Encompassing more than 300 acres of the college campus and exhibiting thousands of ornamental plant species, the arboretum displays trees, shrubs, vines and perennials. Overview of specialty gardens, and information about visiting and events.
The Elizabethan Gardens
outerbanks-nc.com
Garden in the formal British style on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks. Photographs of garden areas, admission information.
Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum
arboretumfriends.org
Site for a volunteer organization dedicated to various horticultural facilities in Morris County (New Jersey), especially its headquarters location, the George Griswold Frelinghuysen Arboretum. The site provides information about the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, history, events, and workshops.
Missouri Botanical Garden
mobot.org
Garden in St. Louis renowned for its fundamental botanical research, horticultural displays and education programs. Includes a butterfly house and nature preserve.
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
washacadsci.org
Garden in Vienna collects and displays plants native to the Potomac River Valley and plants from around the world. Overview of areas and collections, education programs, and event calendar.
Brandywine River Museum Wildflower Gardens
brandywinemuseum.org
Wildflower and native plant gardens maintained by the Brandywine Conservancy, in a mission to preserve, protect and share natural resources of the Brandywine region. History, descriptions and photos through the seasons, and information about the seed program.
Cape Fear Botanical Garden
capefearbg.org
Teaching and pleasure garden featuring wooded areas with nature trails, waterwise, heritage, and children's gardens, and collections of camellias and daylilies. Descriptions and photos, events calendar, and plant list by month of bloom.
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
plantingfields.org
Long Island public arboretum and historic site with greenhouses, gardens, woodland paths, and outstanding plant collections. The grounds were landscaped by the Olmsted brothers. History and mission, event calendar, cultural activities.
Wave Hill
wavehill.org
Famous public garden in the northwest Bronx along the Hudson River, with flower gardens, alpine house, greenhouses, cultural center, and more. Visitor information, events, membership, volunteering opportunities.
Old Westbury Gardens
oldwestburygardens.org
Built in 1906, this garden in Old Westbury is an example of period landscape design, with formal gardens and landscaped grounds. Visitor information and photo tour for mansion and gardens.
The Gardens at Morris Arboretum
business-services.upenn.edu
The official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, whose thousands of woody plants include many of Philadelphia's oldest, rarest, and largest trees, is set in a Victorian landscape garden of winding paths, streams, flowers and special garden areas.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
phipps.conservatory.org
Pittsburgh institution with indoor and outdoor collections. History, photo tour of the gardens, database of species, and information about research, educational classes, and special exhibits and events.
Queens Botanical Garden
queensbotanical.org
Created as an exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair, the garden features with rose, bee, herb, and perennial gardens, changing displays, and public programs. Educational programs and plant listings.
Linwood Gardens
linwoodgardens.org
This private garden located near Rochester, New York, features a significant collection of American tree peonies. It is open to the public on a number of days in June and July.
Clark Botanic Garden
clarkbotanic.org
Educational facility in Long Island featuring native spring wildflowers, conifers, roses, perennials, wetland and rock garden plants, medicinal plants and collections of particular plant families.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
towerhillbg.org
Operated by Worcester County Horticultural Society, this garden features several distinctive theme areas. Information about visiting, workshops and events, history, and membership.
Wing Haven Gardens & Bird Sanctuary
winghavengardens.com
A four-acre garden in a residential neighborhood of Charlotte, with formal gardens, water features, and wooded areas. Garden tour, membership, volunteer, and calendar information.
Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden
mtholyoke.edu
Greenhouse, gardens, and arboretum in South Hadley, featuring several specialty gardens and collections. Information about education, research, and annual flower show.
Rutgers Gardens
rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu
Campus arboretum and public garden. Information about collections and theme gardens, visiting, educational programs, and events.
The Polly Hill Arboretum
pollyhillarboretum.org
A non-profit horticultural and botanical center on Martha's Vineyard. Provides information on admission, membership, events and programs.
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
dsbg.org
Garden in Belmont, offers community and camp programs, classes, and group tours. Calendar of events, membership details, searchable plant information, volunteer opportunities.
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
sgnhs.org
Dedicated to preserving and protecting the home, gardens, and studios of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Cornish.
Van Vleck House & Gardens
vanvleck.org
On this suburban estate in Montclair, formal gardens featuring a choice collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, and other broad-leaved evergreens extend from a turn-of-the-century Italianate villa. History, visitor information, calendar of events.
Morrison Gardens
rkdn.org
A rose garden in Davidson featuring 110 cultivars of heritage, antique and old Roses. Site features photos, gardening tips and heritage rose information.
Celia Thaxter's Island Garden
sml.cornell.edu
Garden on Appledore Island, open for public tours on summer Wednesdays. History, plant listing, and visitor information.
Dumbarton Oaks
doaks.org
Gardens at the Washington (D.C.) academic library, designed by Beatrix Farrand, which complement its research resources in the history of landscape architecture. Garden tour in photos.
Airlie Gardens
airliegardens.org
Quintessential Southern garden in Wilmington featuring azaleas, camellias, statuary and the historic Airlie Oak, and large freshwater lakes. Virtual tour, information about events, education, membership, and volunteering.
Brookgreen Gardens
brookgreen.com
Hours and information on this park with the first sculpture garden in the US; listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in Pawleys Island.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
riverbanks.org
The lushly planted botanical gardens accompanying this zoo in Columbia are arranged into several climatic and theme gardens. Descriptions, photos, and visitor information.
United States National Arboretum
usna.usda.gov
Contains an array of display gardens, collections, and historical monuments set among native stands of eastern deciduous trees. Photo galleries, information about events and research, and horticultural information.
Ladew Topiary Gardens
ladewgardens.com
Topiary and flower gardens plus a nature walk and historic home. Includes events calendar, history and rental information.
Historic London Town & Gardens
historiclondontown.com
County park located on the South River in Edgewater, with in its boundaries part of the historic town of London, which is being excavated by archaeologists. The naturalized woodland shade garden includes plantings of bloodroot, trillium, lady’s slipper, hardy orchids and other natives.
The National Garden
nationalgarden.org
Series of display gardens next to the U.S. Botanic Garden on the Capitol Grounds. Completely Flash-driven website with information and graphics.
Berkshire Botanical Garden
berkshirebotanical.org
This garden's collections emphasize plants that thrive in the Berkshires, and are displayed in an informal, country setting. Also offers community events, and classes for all ages and skill levels.
Virtual Tour of The Gardens at Dumbarton Oaks
gardenhomearchitects.com
A presentation of 50 photos of the Gardens, along with brief annotations.
JC Raulston Arboretum
ncsu.edu
Features a diverse collection of plants adapted for landscape use in the southeastern United States, with a focus on hardy shrubs and trees. Full-featured website with details and photos for many of the plant holdings. Piedmont.