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The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College: Gustavus Adolphus College: St. Peter: Lyndale Park Gardens: Lyndale Park: Minneapolis: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: University of Minnesota: Chanhassen: Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens: St. Cloud: Northland Arboretum: Paul Bunyan Conservation Area: Brainerd: Olcott Park Greenhouse: Virginia ...
In 1958 the arboretum itself was begun on 160 acres (0.65 km 2) founded by Leon C. Snyder. The arboretum is the largest, most diverse, and most complete horticultural site in Minnesota, with over 5000 plant varieties, and approaching its goal of protecting its entire watershed (1200 acres).
The oldest surviving botanical garden in the United States is Bartram's Garden in Pennsylvania. [1] [2]This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States.
In 1956 the Men's Garden Club of Minneapolis met with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society with the desire to create an arboretum. [4] In 1958 after raising monies from local garden clubs a 160 acres (0.65 km 2) of land was purchased for the arboretum in the Twin Cities' suburbs; the arboretum was opened in the same year, and Snyder was its director from its opening until 1976.
In 1919 the Society moved its headquarters from Minneapolis to the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. [1] In 1955 MSHS began a cooperative relationship with the University of Minnesota and formed a committee to study the need for an arboretum and for increased research in the field of hardy, woody perennials.
The Arboretum was designed to represent the shape and ecosystem layout of the state of Minnesota. Therefore, the three major natural ecosystems found in Minnesota are represented in The Arboretum: the conifer forest in the north, the prairie in the south and west, and the deciduous forest in between. A fourth area surrounding the Melva Lind ...
Louisiana State Arboretum, Louisiana, US. The 600-acre (240 ha) Louisiana State Arboretum is located on Louisiana Highway 3042, approximately 13 km (eight miles) north of Ville Platte, Louisiana, inside of Chicot State Park, USA, and bordering a branch of Lake Chicot. Established in 1961, it is the oldest state-supported arboretum in the United ...
Website, designed by Nagao Sakurai and dedicated in 1965 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: Chaska: Minnesota “Seisui Tei” or Garden of Pure Water reflects a style of Japanese Garden from the Edo Period, designed by Koichi Kawana in 1985, maintained under the direction of Dr. David Slawson [18] Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Delray Beach ...