Gardens in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's cold and snowy winters lead to wonderful blooms in the springtime. The state is known for a widely varying landscape of forests and greenery that makes it very popular with outdoor enthusiasts the year round.


Featured Gardens:

Boerner Botanical Gardens

The beautiful Boerner Botanical Gardens are located within the 1000 acre Whitnall Park in Milwaukee County. Charles B. Whitnall, the former secretary of the Milwaukee County Park ...

Green Bay Botanical Gardens

This up-and-coming 46 acre Botanical garden in Green Bay was only opened to the public in 1996. The visitor center spans 8000 sq. feet. Many of the garden's plants are ...

Map of Wisconsin Gardens to Visit

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Listed Gardens in Wisconsin by City

Blue Mounds : Cave of the Mounds
Green Bay : Green Bay Botanical Gardens
Hales Corners : Boerner Botanical Gardens
Madison : University of Wisconsin Madison Arboretum
Manitowoc : West of the Lake Gardens
Marshfield : Upham Mansion





Oddball Wisconsin: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places (Oddball series)
by: Jerome Pohlen
Chatty Belle, the World's Largest Talking Cow. The Mendota Monster. Apostles on Parade. The UFO Capital of the World. Romeo, the clown-stomping elephant. Car-washing octopi. Other travel guides suggest the same old scenic driving tours, homey bed-and-breakfasts, and the best fall foliage—Oddball Wisconsin offers offbeat travel destinations and little-known historical tidbits. ... [reviews]


The Best in Tent Camping: Wisconsin, 2nd: A Guide for Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos (Best in Tent Camping - Menasha Ridge)
by: Johnny Molloy
The only guide to Wisconsin’s best tent camping just got better! Completely updated, re-organized for ease of use, and containing five new campgrounds, The Best in Tent Camping: Wisconsin continues to lead tent campers to the best of Wisconsin’s best. The newly designed campground layout maps, UTM and Latitude/Longitude coordinates for each campground entrance, ... [reviews]


Weird Wisconsin: Your Travel Guide to Wisconsin's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (Weird)
by: Linda S. Godfrey
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Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path, 9th (Off the Beaten Path Series)
by: Martin Hintz

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

These guides to unusual and less-traveled sites are written by locals and have updated information about new hotels, attractions, restaurants, and “offbeat” sidebars!

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Wisconsin Blue-Ribbon Trout Streams
by: R. Chris Halla
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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]


Beautiful Gardens Of The 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]



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