WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS CHAPTER
of the North American Rock Garden Society
‘Armchair Travels through US Public Gardens’
Ed Lyon, director Allen Centennial Gardens, UW-Madison
presented January 2010
These are links to most of the gardens that Ed Lyon took us to with his presentation and images. They are listed in the same ordered presented.
Local Bonus
Reiman Gardens, Iowa State University, Aimes, IA
Reiman Gardens, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, Buck Roses, Butterfly House
Mid-Atlantic
Philadelphia/Wilmington area
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Nemours Mansion & Gardens, Wilmington DE
Wintertur Museum & Country Estate, Winterthus DE
Meadowbrook Farm, Meadowbrook PA
Swarthmore College campus & Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore PA
The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College :: :: Grounds & Horticulture Staff
Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia PA
The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
Chanticleer Garden, Wayne PA (Ed’s #1 favorite public US garden)
Burpee, Fordhook Farm, Doylestown PA
Burpee Seeds and Plants for home gardens. Vegetables, flowers, herbs, annuals and perennials
West Coast
Los Angeles
Getty Museum, Los Angeles CA
The Huntington Library & Gardens, San Marino CA
Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia CA
The Arboretum — Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden (slow)
Descano Gardens, La Canada Flintridge CA
Descanso Gardens | Beautiful Every Season
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens, Claremont CA
Welcome to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
San Francisco
Fioli, Woodside CA (Ed’s #3 favorite public US garden)
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park SF CA
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco CA
San Francisco Botanical Garden
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley CA
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley ::: Index
Santa Cruz Arboretum, Santa Cruz CA
Vancouver CA
Minter Gardens, Rosedale BC (Ed’s #2 favorite public US garden)
The Butchart Gardens, Brentwood Bay BC
VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver BC
University of British Columbia Gardens, Vancouver BC
UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver BC
Portland OR
Portland Japanese Garden, Portland OR
Portland Classical Chinese Garden
Home Page - Lan Su Chinese Garden
Edgefield Bed & Breakfast (gardens), Troutdale OR
Edgefield Homepage brought to you by McMenamins
Midwest
Cleveland
Holden Arboretum, Kirkland OH
East Coast
Long Island NY
The Madoo Conservatory. Sagaponack NY
Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury NY
Planting Fields, Oyster Bay NY
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
North Carolina
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham NC
Montrose Estate & Gardens, Hillsborough NC
Plant Delights Nursery, Juniper Level NC