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 A landscape architect once told me that as gardeners and professionals we are always borrowing and improving on each other's designs. I would agree. I find my best garden designs are a combination of luck, borrowed ideas and experimentation. Increase your luck by visiting private and public gardens in your area. These are great places to see which perennials will thrive in your area, plant combinations that provide great impact, and other design ideas that work with or don't fit your gardening style.
And don't just make one visit. You really need to see the plants throughout the year. You will be amazed at how they change. Make sure the plant you just can't resist in bloom looks just as good when the flowers fade or the snow flies. Yes, snow—stop by in winter to see if you and the birds will enjoy these plants in your garden. And don't be shy about asking other visitors, volunteers, and staff about their favorite plants or combinations. There is a wealth of information growing in and walking through the gardens. Here are a few of the Midwest gardens that are open to the public. If I have left one out, sorry, but please let me know so we can try to include it in the future. American Public Gardens Association Internet Directory of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta ILLINOIS
Chicago Botanic Garden
P.O. Box 400
Glencoe, IL 60022
(847) 835-5440 Ball Seed Company
622 Town Road
West Chicago, IL 60185
(630) 231-3500
Call for an appointment. Cantigny
1 South 151 Winfield Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
(312) 668-5161 Morton Arboretum
4100 Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 968-0074 George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Glen Oak Park
2218 North Prospect Road
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 686-3362 Illinois Central College Arboretum
1 College Drive
East Peoria, IL 61635 Lake of the Woods Botanical Garden
P.O. Box 336
Mahomet, IL 61853
(217) 586-2612 INDIANA
Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Oldfields Estate
1200 West 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 923-1331 Department of Horticulture
Purdue University
West Lafayette IN 47907
(317) 494-1296 IOWA
Bickelhaupt Arboretum
340 South 14th Street
Clinton, IA 52732
(563) 242-4771 Des Moines Botanical Center
(along the river near downtown Des Moines)
909 East River Drive
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 242-2934 Living History Farms
2600 111th Street
Urbandale, IA 50322
(515) 278-5286 Reiman Gardens
Iowa State University
1407 Elwood Drive
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-2710 KENTUCKY
University of Kentucky
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-6955 MICHIGAN
Cranbrook Gardens
380 Lone Pine Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013
(248) 645-3147 or (877) GO.CRANBrook Matthaei Botanical Gardens
University of Michigan
1800 North Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 998-7061 Nichols Arboretum
University of Michigan
610 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 998-9540 Hunter's Creek Perennial Gardens
2555 South Lapeer Road
Lapeer, MI 48446
(313) 667-3891 or (313) 667-0635 Dow Gardens
1018 West Main Street
Midland, MI 48640
(517) 631-2677 Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1112
(517) 355-0348 Beal Botanical Garden
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1112
(517) 432-9182 (garden use)
(517) 355-9582 (curator)
Fernwood Botanic Gardens
13988 Range Line Road
Niles, MI 49120
(616) 695-6491 MINNESOTA
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
PO Box 39, 3675 Arboretum Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
(952) 443-2460 Lyndale Park Perennial/Annual Garden
NE Shore of Lake Harriet on Roseway Road between King's Highway and Lake Harriet Parkway
Lyndale, MN 55359 MISSOURI
Woodland and Floral Garden
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 62511 Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Boulevard
P.O. Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166
(314) 577-5100
GardenLine 24-hour Information:
(314) 577-9400 or (800) 642-8842 NEW YORK
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225-1099
(718) 623-7200 New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
(718) 817-8700 OHIO
Chadwick Arboretum
OH State University
Columbus, OH 43210 Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
3400 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 281-4701, ext. 8307 Cleveland Botanical Garden
11030 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 721-1600 Columbus Zoological Gardens
9990 Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 400
Powell, OH 43065 Cox Arboretum and Gardens
6733 Springboro Pike
Dayton, OH 45449 Dawes Arboretum
7770 Jacksontown Road SE
Newark, OH 43055
(800) 44-DAWES or (740) 323-2355 Holden Arboretum
9500 Sperry Road
Mentor, OH 44060
(216) 256-1110 Inniswood Metro Gardens
940 South Hempstead Road
Westerville, OH 43081
(614) 895-6216 Kingwood Center
900 Park Avenue West
West Mansfield, OH 44906
(419) 522-0211 Stan Hywet Hall Foundation, Inc.
714 North Portage Path
Akron, OH 44303 The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
1328 Dover Road
Wooster, OH 44691
(330) 264-3911 Toledo Botanical Gardens
5403 Elmer Drive
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 936-2986 PENNSYLVANIA
Longwood Gardens
409 Conservatory Road
Kennett Square
Pennsylvania, PA 19348
(610) 388-1000 Morris Arboretum
100 Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-5777 WASHINGTON DC
Dumbarton Oaks
1703 32nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 339-6410 US Botanic Garden
245 First Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 225-8333 US National Arboretum
3501 New York Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002-1958
(202) 245-2726 WISCONSIN
Allen Centennial Gardens
University of Wisconsin Campus
620 Babcock Drive
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1549 Boerner Botanical Gardens
9400 Boerner Drive
Hales Corners, WI 53130
(414) 525-5600 Firefox Botanical Gardens
M220 Sugarbush Lane
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-3050 Green Bay Botanic Gardens
2600 Larsen Road
Green Bay, WI 54305
(920) 490-9457 Kohler Botanical Gardens
Kohler, WI
(920) 803-3296 Mitchell Park Conservatory (The Domes)
524 S. Layton Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414) 649-9400 Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
(608) 246-4551 UW-Stout Campus Grounds
Corner of Main Street and Broadway
Menomonie, WI 54751 Rotary Botanical Gardens
1455 Palmer Drive
Janesville, WI 53545
(608)752-3885 Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden
2220 N. Terrace Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 271-3656
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