Gardens in Ohio

Ohio, the diverse connector state between the Northeast to the Midwest, may seem like a pretty flat landscape to some. But portions of the Buckeye State are also home to rugged forests and hills and even subtropical flora areas.


Featured Gardens:

Dawes Arboretum

Dawes Arboretum is an immense collection of plants and trees with over 1500 acres, 15,000 plant specimens of 4,500 different species. The following genera that are actually ...

Map of Ohio Gardens to Visit

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Listed Gardens in Ohio by City

Newark : Dawes Arboretum
Westerville : Inniswood Metro Gardens





Ohio Oddities: A Guide to the Curious Attractions of the Buckeye State
by: Neil Zurcher
Ohio—a bland and ordinary Midwestern state, right? Ha! You must never get off the highway. The Buckeye State has no shortage of strange, silly, goofy, quirky, eccentric, and just plain weird people, places, and things—if you know where to look.

And no one has looked in more places for Ohio’s oddities than Neil Zurcher, the popular Fox8 TV travel reporter who makes his living on the ... [reviews]


I Love Ohio State/I Hate Michigan (I Love/I Hate)
by: Dale Ratermann
Presented in a unique reversible-book format, this is the ultimate Ohio State University fan guide to the passionate and historic rivalry between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Buckeyes. Full of interesting trivia, hilarious history, and inside scoops, the book relates the fantastic stories of legendary Buckeyes coaches and star players, as well as the numerous villains who ... [reviews]


The Kingdom of Ohio
by: Matthew Flaming
An elderly man living in present-day Los Angeles is forced to revisit the history he has spent years trying to deny-the tale of a young frontiersman who comes to New York City in 1901 and quickly finds a job digging the first subway tunnels. He meets a beautiful mathematical prodigy who speaks of the vanished Kingdom of Ohio. Against the electric, mazelike streets and tunnels of New York City at ... [reviews]


Ohio Breweries (Breweries Series)
by: Rick Armon
  • 49 breweries and brewpubs
  • Types of beer brewed at each site and the author's pick of the best beer to try
  • Information on tours, takeout, and food for each brewery
  • Features on Ohio's beer festivals, Winking Lizard's World Beer Tour, and the Ohio Craft Brewers Association
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    Ohio Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, 2nd Edition
    by: Sandra Gurvis

    The definitive collection of Ohio's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Ohio residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

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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]


    A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region
    by: Adam Levine
    Philadelphia and its surrounding towns--the horticultural epicenter of the U.S.--has more public gardens than almost any other region in the world. This indispensable, pocket-sized guide helps residents and visitors locate and enjoy nearly 100 gardens. [reviews]


    Gardens Across America, East of the Mississippi: The American Horticulatural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta (Volume I)
    by: John H. Russell
    Gardening is one of America's most popular hobbies, and attendance at public gardens and arboreta continues to rise. Gardens Across America is a comprehensive two-volume guide to nearly 2,000 gardens. Each entry in this state-by-state guide contains such basic information as hours of operation and directions as well asa listing of activities, educational programs, and any unique ... [reviews]



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