Gardens in Massachusetts

The Bay State has suffered through the effects of logging which has reduced much of its wooded and forest areas of wilderness. However, there has been some regrowth in the East, and other areas have been set aside for gardens for the public.


Featured Gardens:

Elm Bank Horticulture Center

This is actually the new center for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society since 1996. The 36 acre area hosts different ...

Map of Massachusetts Gardens to Visit

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Listed Gardens in Massachusetts by City

North Framington : Garden of the Woods
Wellesley : Elm Bank Horticulture Center





AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Boston: Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Trails in Eastern Massachusetts (Amc Nature Walks Series)
by: Michael Tougias
Discover fifty pockets of wilderness bursting with flora and fauna on scenic trails within an hour of Boston. Ideal for families, nature lovers, and hiking enthusiasts, AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Boston leads explorers to the area's most intersting woodlands, reservations, and nature preserves from the North Shore to Concord and the Lincoln Woods, from the Middlesex Fells to the Blue ... [reviews]


Massachusetts Trail Guide, 8th: AMC Guide to Hiking Trails in Massachusetts (AMC Hiking Guide Series)
Now completely revised and updated, the Massachusetts Trail Guide is the most comprehensive guide available to the trails of the Bay State.
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Hidden New England: Including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont (Hidden Travel)
by: Susan Farewell
Hidden New England Features a virtual bed-and-breakfast guide with over 200 country inns, coastal hotels, and mountain lodges. The region’s landmarks are brought to life with interesting historical facts and stories. Carefully mapped out driving tours are included for the best of fall foliage viewing.
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Rail-Trails New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island & Vermont (Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Guidebooks)
With 60 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 622 miles, Rail-Trails New England covers Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Many rail-trails are paved and run through the most scenic parts of town, such as the 12-mile Island Line Trail in Burlington, Vt., skirting the city's waterfront before jutting three miles out onto a lake. Some ... [reviews]


Appalachian Trail Guide to Massachusetts-Connecticut
by: Appalachian Trail Conference
One of 11 official guides to the Appalachian Trail, each of which includes a pack-sized book and up to seven separate water-resistant maps in a resealable plastic bag, this volume covers the 142 miles from the southern Vermont border to the New York line near Kent, Connecticut. The three detached, full-color, tear-resistant, two-sided maps are at a scale of 1:38,750 and include elevation ... [reviews]


Gardenwalks in the Pacific Northwest: Beautiful Gardens along the Coast from Oregon to British Columbia (Gardenwalks Series)
by: Alice Joyce
A delight for generalists and garden enthusiasts alike, this book is an indispensable resource for travelers throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
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A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto
by: Marc Treib
Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without
equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the ... [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]



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