Gardens to Visit
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.
Alabama
- Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Huntsville Botanical Garden
- Mobile Botanical Gardens
- University of Alabama Arboretum
Alaska
Arizona
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park
- Desert Botanical Garden
- Navajo Nation Zoo and Botanical Park
- Tucson Botanical Gardens
Arkansas
California
- Forestiere Underground Gardens
- Fullerton Arboretum
- Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
- Moorten Botanical Garden
- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
- U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
- The Florida Botanical Gardens
- Sunken Gardens
- The Kampong
- Bok Tower Gardens
- Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
- Naples Botanical Garden
- The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
Georgia
Hawaii
- Allerton Garden
- Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
- Lyon Arboretum
- Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens, Sculpture Park and Hardwood Plantation
Idaho
Illinois
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Anderson Japanese Gardens
- Garfield Park Conservatory
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden
- Lincoln Park Conservatory
- The Morton Arboretum
- The Gardens at SIUE
Indiana
- Purdue Horticulture Gardens
- Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Garden
- Hayes Arboretum
- White River Gardens
Iowa
- The Brenton Arboretum
- Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
- Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
- Reiman Gardens
Kansas
- Bartlett Arboretum
- Botanica
- Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
- Reinisch Rose Garden & Doran Rock Garden
Kentucky
Lousiana
- New Orleans Botanical Garden
- LSU Ag Center Botanic Gardens
- Jungle Gardens
- Gardens of the American Rose Center
Maine
Maryland
- Adkins Arboretum
- Brookside Gardens
- Ladew Topiary Gardens
- Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Massachusetts
- Boston Public Garden
- The Botanic Garden of Smith College
- The Gardens at Elm Bank
- Garden in the Woods
- Heritage Museums & Gardens
- Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
- Tower Hill Botanic Garden
- Berkshire Botanical Garden
Michigan
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
- MSU Horticulture Gardens
- Belle Isle Conservatory
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
- Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden
- Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Center
- University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum
- UNLV Arboretum
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- Bailey Arboretum
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
- Cornell Botanic Gardens
- New York Botanical Garden
- Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
- Queens Botanical Garden
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
North Carolina
- Airlie Gardens
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
- North Carolina Botanical Garden
- JC Raulston Arboretum
- North Carolina Arboretum
- Greensboro Arboretum
- Cape Fear Botanical Garden
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville
- UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens
North Dakota
Ohio
- Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
- The Cincinnati Botanical Garden & Zoo
- The Dawes Arboretum
- Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
- Cleveland Botanical Garden
- Kingwood Center Gardens
- Cox Arboretum
- Mt. Airy Arboretum
Oklahoma
- Tulsa Botanic Garden
- Myriad Botanical Gardens
- The Botanic Garden OSU
- Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
- Will Rogers Gardens
Oregon
- Portland Japanese Garden
- International Rose Test Garden
- Hoyt Arboretum
- Lan Su Chinese Garden
- Leach Botanical Garden
- Mount Pisgah Arboretum
- Oregon Garden
- Shores Acres State Park
Pennsylvania
- Morris Arboretum
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
- Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park
- The Barnes Arboretum
- Longwood Gardens
- Chanticleer Garden
- Centennial Arboretum
- Hershey Gardens
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- South Carolina Botanical Garden
- W. Gordon Belser Arboretum
- Bookgreen Gardens
- Cypress Gardens
- Wells Japanese Garden
- The Asia Garden at Furman University
- Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
- Moore Farms Botanical Garden
- Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
South Dakota
- McCrory Gardens
- Kuhnert Arboretum
- Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum
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Tennessee
- Memphis Botanic Garden
- Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
- UT Gardens in Knoxville
- UT Arboretum
- Elmwood Cemetery Gardens and Arboretum
- Dixon Gallery & Gardens
Texas
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens
- Zilker Botanical Garden
- San Antonio Botanical Garden
- Beaumont Botanical Gardens
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
- Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center & Botanical Garden
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
- South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Utah
- International Peace Gardens
- Red Butte Garden
- USU Botanical Center
- Conservation Garden Park
- Ogden Botanical Gardens
- Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point
Vermont
Virginia
- Boxerwood
- Williamsburg Botanical Garden
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- Hahn Horticulture Garden
- Maymont
- Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Washington
- Washington Park Arboretum
- Bellevue Botanical Garden
- Bloedel Reserve
- Heronswood
- Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
- Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
- Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
Washington D.C.
- The United States National Arboretum
- United States Botanical Garden
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
- Tudor Place
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Boerner Botanical Gardens
- Green Bay Botanical Garden
- Rotary Botanical Gardens
- UW-Madison Arboretum
- Allen Centennial Garden
- Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- Bookworm Gardens
- Monk Botanical Gardens
Schieg Center Gardens
Wyoming
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