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1,073 public gardens · US & Canada

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Public botanical gardens and arboretums across the US and Canada, with prices, hours, dog rules and what's in bloom, taken from each garden's own website.

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Butchart Gardens, British Columbia · Photo: Marcus · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Commons

What's on now

In season this October

Straight from each garden's own bloom and events pages. Peaks shift with the weather, so check the garden's site before a long drive.

Fall colour on the mountain ashesWashington Park Arboretum · WashingtonHardy geraniumsChicago Botanic Garden · IllinoisAutumn's Colors and the Chrysanthemum FestivalLongwood Gardens · PennsylvaniaFall colourMorton Arboretum · IllinoisOctober colour from the Arboretum to the Spiny ForestFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden · FloridaSwitchgrass plumes in the Levy ParterreAtlanta Botanical Garden · GeorgiaAmerican beautyberryBartram's Garden · PennsylvaniaMore than 4,000 roses in bloomSan Jose Municipal Rose Garden · California

Worth the trip

Great gardens to start with

Adults $36.75 Butchart GardensCentral Saanich, British ColumbiaDaffodils and hyacinthsAdults $35 Longwood GardensKennett Square, PennsylvaniaAutumn's Colors and the Chrysanthemum FestivalAdults $39 New York Botanical GardenThe Bronx, New YorkPeony collection at its peak Missouri Botanical GardenSt. Louis, MissouriBotanical garden · since 1859Adults $22.50 Portland Japanese GardenMultnomah County, OregonPublic gardenAdults $24.95 Fairchild Tropical Botanic GardenCoral Gables, FloridaOctober colour from the Arboretum to the Spiny ForestAdults $32.95 Desert Botanical GardenPhoenix, ArizonaBotanical garden · since 1937 Montreal Botanical GardenRosemont–La Petite-Patrie, QuebecBotanical garden · since 1931 Chicago Botanic GardenCook County, IllinoisButterflies & Blooms Atlanta Botanical GardenAtlanta, GeorgiaOrchid DazeAdults $11.19 VanDusen Botanical GardenVancouver, British ColumbiaBotanical garden · since 1972 FiloliSan Mateo County, CaliforniaPublic gardenAdults $22 Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn, New YorkMagnolias, tulips and cherry blossomsAdults $16.25 Denver Botanic GardensDenver, ColoradoBotanical garden · since 1951

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What we know, garden by garden

Admission286 known
Dogs147 known
Hours230 known
Conservatory77 known

Every price, hour and rule comes from the garden's own website, with the page and the date we read it listed under Sources on each garden's page.