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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
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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 60189
(630) 668-5161
Morton Arboretum
4100 Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 968-0074
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George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Glen Oak Park
2218 North Prospect Road
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 682-1200
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Illinois Central College Arboretum
1 College Dr.
East Peoria, IL 61635
(309) 694-8446
Lake of the Woods Botanical Garden
P.O. Box 336
Mahomet, IL 61853
(217) 586-2612
318 Spring Creek Road
Rockford, IL 61107
(815) 229-9390
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Indiana
Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Oldfields Estate
1200 West 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 923-1331
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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 & Environmental Center
909 Robert D. Ray Drive
Des Moines, IA 50316
(515) 323-6290
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Living History Farms
2600 111th Street
Urbandale, IA 50322
(515) 278-5286
Reiman Gardens
Iowa State University
1407 University Boulevard
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-2710
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Kentucky
Springhouse Gardens
6041 Harrodsburg Road
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 224-1417
University of Kentucky
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department
Lexington, KY 40506
Michigan
Cranbrook House & 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) 647-7600
Nichols Arboretum
University of Michigan
1610 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 647-7600
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
(989) 631-2677
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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)
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Fernwood Botanic Gardens
13988 Range Line Road
Niles, MI 49120
(269) 695-6491
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive
Chaska, MN 55318
(952) 443-1400
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Lyndale Park Perennial/Annual Garden
NE Shore of Lake Harriet on Roseway Road between King's Highway and Lake Harriet Parkway
Lyndale, MN 55359
(612) 230-6400
Missouri
Woodland and Floral Garden
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 62511
Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 577-5100
GardenLine 24-hour Information:
(314) 577-9400 or (800) 642-8842
Nebraska
Harmon Park Arboretum
31st and 5th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68847
(308) 233-3232
Pioneers Park Nature Center
West End of Pioneers Park
3201 S Coddington
Lincoln, NE 68522
(402) 441-8708
UNL Botanical Gardens & Arboretum
City campus at 12th & R Streets, east campus at 35th & Holdrege Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-2679
Lauritzen Gardens
100 Bancroft Street
Omaha, NE 68108
(402) 346-4002
Omaha Public Power District Arboretum
4302 Jones Plaza OR 108th & Blondo Streets
Omaha, NE
(402) 552-5471
Campus of a Thousand Oaks Arboretum
600 Hoyt St.,
Peru, NE
(402) 872-2224
Gilman Park Arboretum
106 South 1st Street
Pierce, NE 68767
(402) 329-4873
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
Powell, OH 43065
614) 645-3400
Cox Arboretum and Gardens
6733 Springboro Pike
Dayton, OH 45449
(937) 434-9005
Dawes Arboretum
7770 Jacksontown Road SE
Newark, OH 43055
(800) 44-DAWES or (740) 323-2355
Holden Arboretum
9500 Sperry Road
Kirkland, OH 44094
(440) 946-4400
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
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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
714 North Portage Path
Akron, OH 44303
(330) 836-5533
The Secrest Arboretum
The Ohio State University OARDC
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
(330) 263-3700
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
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Washington
Washington Park Arboretum
University of Washinton
2300 Arboretum Drive E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 543-8800
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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) 576-2501
Boerner Botanical Gardens
9400 Boerner Drive
Hales Corners, WI 53130
(414) 525-5600
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Foxfire Botanical Gardens
M220 Sugarbush Lane
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-3050
Green Bay Botanical Garden
2600 Larsen Road
Green Bay, WI 54303
(920) 490-9457
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Gardens of Kohler
Kohler, WI 53044
(800) 344-2838
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Mitchell Park Conservatory (The Domes)
524 S. Layton Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414) 649-9830
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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
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Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden
2220 N. Terrace Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 271-3656
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