Tourist and travel guide for Gardens listed in: Arboretums

Maps ~ News ~ About ~ Contact

Gardens: Arboretums

The selection of beautiful trees that are featured in Arboretums are often tied in a very special way to the surrounding region. They often they form special showcases for the arboretum itself. Arboretums are actually botanical gardens that specialize in trees and other woodsy plants grown with education and science in mind.

Some arboretums harbor a large variety of different types of trees, while others focus on a few special local varieties. Parks often contain a large variety of trees as well, but the difference is that their main goal is often display rather than research.

Interesting little tidbit: Arboretums that grow conifers are known as "pinetums".

Below are the gardens in this category, listed by region:

Alabama: University of Alabama Arboretum, William Bartram Arboretum

Arizona: Arizona State University Arboretum, Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park, The Arboretum at Flagstaff

Arkansas: Arkansas Arboretum, South Arkansas Arboretum

Connecticut: Dinosaur State Park Arboretum

Florida: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Illinois: Ladd Arboretum and Evanston Ecology Center

Iowa: Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Kansas: Dyck Arboretum of the Plains

Kentucky: Nannine Clay Wallis Arboretum

Montana: International Larix Arboretum

Nebraska: Gilman Park Arboretum, Lauritzen Gardens

New Hampshire: Jesse Hepler Lilac Arboretum

New Jersey: Herrontown Woods Arboretum

North Dakota: Fort Stevenson State Park Arboretum

Ohio: Dawes Arboretum

Oklahoma: Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum

Pennsylvania: Awbury Arboretum, Lake Erie Arboretum, Longwood Gardens

Rhode Island: Blithewold, Christopher Memorial Arboretum, Wilcox Park

South Dakota: Kuhnert Arboretum, McCrory Gardens, Ralph Cole Arboretum

Tennessee: Bonny Oaks Arboretum, Deerwood Arboretum and Nature Area, Memphis Botanic Garden

Texas: East Texas Arboretum

Utah: Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, Robert L. Shepherd Desert Arboretum

Virginia: Boxerwood Gardens, Chesapeake Arboretum

Washington: Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, John A. Finch Arboretum

West Virginia: Brooks Memorial Arboretum, Core Arboretum

Wisconsin: Boerner Botanical Gardens, University of Wisconsin Madison Arboretum

Wyoming: Cheyenne Botanical Gardens

The National Arboretum: maintaining America's secret garden.: An article from: Parks & Recreation
by: Renee Sklarew
This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on July 1, 2009. The length of the article is 2220 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation ... [reviews]

Gardens of Philadelphia: Gardens and Arboretums of the City and Delaware Valley (Pennsylvania's Cultural and Natural Heritage)
by: John G. Hope
Since William Penn's founding of Philadelphia as a "greene countrie towne," thousands of acres of public gardens and arboretums have spawned in and around the city. Fairmont Park is the largest in any American city; even Philadelphia's zoo is a splendid garden and arboretum. Many gardens in the region were first cultivated by early Quakers and include historic, restored homes dating to the early ... [reviews]

	Hamptons Havens: The Best of Hamptons Cottages and Gardens (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens) by: Hamptons Cottages and Gardens Magazine A lavish look at the private homes of the storied Hamptons, with gorgeous photographs and engaging text that discusses the history, decor, and architecture from an insider's perspective.HAMPTONS HAVENS offers readers a glimpse behind the hedgerows of the Hamptons on Long Island, New York. The photographs are drawn from the archives of Hamptons Cottages and Gardens magazine and feature 24 homes ... [reviews]
	Beautiful Gardens of Wine Country by: Jennifer Barry The rich soil of Northern California’s wine country produces more than just distinctive grapes and flavorful wines. The Mediterranean climate has also been put to good use to create stunning garden designs at wineries and visitor destinations throughout the region. In BEAUTIFUL GARDENS OF THE WINE COUNTRY, author Jennifer Barry and world-renowned travel photographer Robert Holmes present a ... [reviews]
	1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the creations of the world’s outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers. From Spain’s famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diego’s Healing Garden, created ... [reviews]