Urban
Gardens & More
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm
1000 Aullwood Road
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 890-7360
http://aullwood.center.audubon.org
Recognized by the National Audubon Society, Aullwood is a 350-acre nature sanctuary dedicated to the protection of birds, wildlife and their habitats. A prairie ecosystem supports many varieties of orchid, lily and sunflower.
Ault Park
5090 Observatory Circle
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 357-2604
http://www.aultparkac.org
One of Cincinnati’s premier urban green spaces, Ault Park features formal English gardens, a stunning pavilion with a panoramic view of the Ohio River, the Trees for Your Yard Arboretum, and more.
Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Rockefeller Park
690 East 88th Street
Cleveland, OH 44108
(216) 664-2517
http://azoony.com/hattrips/rockefeller_park.html
The Cultural Gardens are a chain of 25 unique gardens within Rockefeller Park that celebrate the city’s diversity. Each garden represents a different array of ethnic groups that call Cleveland home.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH 44109
(216) 661-6500
http://www.clemetzoo.com/index_nflash.asp
The Zoo offers a host of gardens including a Hummingbird/Butterfly garden, Sensory Garden (fragrant), Animal Plant Garden, Endangered Plants of the Midwest, Public Greenhouse, and the Medicine Trail located in the rainforest.
Columbus Park of Roses
3923 North High Street
Clintonville, OH 43214
(614) 645-3217
http://www.clintonville.com/parkrec/rosegarden.html
Located within Whetstone Park, this site is one of the largest municipal rose gardens in the United States. At its peak in June, the park features 11,000 rose bushes including specialized collections of miniature and heritage roses.
Fellows Riverside Gardens
123 McKinley Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44509
(330) 740-7116
http://www.millcreekmetroparks.com/riversidegarden.htm
An immaculate rose collection features hundreds of tea, climbing and shrub roses at their peak in May and June. More than 40,000 narcissus, tulip and crocus bulbs bloom here each spring.
Gardenview Horticultural Park
16711 Pearl Road
Cleveland, OH 44136
(440) 238-6653
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/cottage/9303
This 16-acre park boasts 2,000 flowering trees, thousands of daffodils, and a six-acre English cottage garden featuring rare plants with silver, golden and variegated foliage.
Inniswood Metro Gardens
940 South Hempstead Road
Westerville, OH 43081
(614) 895-6216
http://www.inniswood.org
Inniswood boasts more than 2,000 plant species, specialty collections of hostas, daffodils, daylilies and several theme gardens including the rose, herb and woodland rock garden all on 123 acres within a scenic nature preserve.
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
8800 Chardon Road
Kritland, OH 44094
(440) 256-2122
http://www.lakemetroparks.com/HTML/Administrative/Announcements.htm
This 235-acre center provides a fun, hands-on way to learn about food. The Plant Science Center includes the Great Tomato Works interactive exhibit, a working hydroponics lab, and more while vegetable and formal gardens present heirloom agricultural crops and specimens.
Malabar Farm State Park
4050 Bromfield Road
Lucas, OH 44843
(419) 892-2784
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/malabar.htm
The former home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author/conservationist Louis Bromfield, Malabar remains a working farm devoted to conservation and sustainable agriculture. Tour the grounds, experience the visitor education center, and tour the Big House where Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married in 1945.
Schoepfle Garden
11106 Market Street
Birmingham, OH 44816
(440) 965-7237
http://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/sgarden.htm
The Formal Garden, Shade Garden and Natural Woodland hold collections of exotic and native species collected by Otto Schoepfle beginning in the 1930s. Rhododendrons, roses, hostas and topiaries highlight the 70-acre botanical garden.
Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway Street
Toledo, OH 43609
(419) 385-4040
http://www.toledozoo.org/plantsanimals/pa_horticulture.html
Originally built in 1904, the Ziems Conservatory houses a variety of tropical plants including bananas, palms and bromeliads. The rose, butterfly and formal gardens are adjacent to the conservatory.
Topiary Garden
480 East Town Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 645-0197
http://www.topiarygarden.org
The only existing topiary interpretation of a painting, the Topiary Garden depicts Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” This recreation consists of 54 topiary figures, eight boats, three dogs, a monkey, a cat and a pond.
Wegerzyn Gardens and Horticultural Center
1301 East Siebenthaler Avenue
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 277-6545
http://www.metroparks.org/_wegerzynGardens/parkOverview.aspx
This beautifully landscaped site includes a peaceful nature trail, swamp forest boardwalk and 5 themed gardens: Formal Rose, Victorian, English, Federal and Children’s Discovery Garden.
Zoar Garden and Historic Greenhouse
168 West Fourth Street
Zoar, OH 44697
(330) 874-4336
800.874.4336
www.zca.org/tour/gardenhouse.html
Founded by German Separatists in 1817, Zoar Village was a communal society. Today visitors can tour 10 restored buildings including the Garden House and Greenhouse. A formal garden located in the center of the village features heirloom flowers and vegetables.
