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Botanical Gardens: Listing by State        

 

Below is a list of botanical gardens which may be able to further assist you. To see the list of botanical gardens in your state, use the linked index below. In addition to these resources, you may want to consult your county agricultural extension office.

Please Note: If you wish to have your African Violet examined by a horticulturalist, remember that any exposure to other plants could result in the spread of disease or pests. Therefore, before taking your African Violet to any of the locations below, please call them in order to ascertain whatever guidelines they may have for bringing plants in. At the very least, your African Violet should be sealed in an air-tight, plastic bag in order to prevent exposure to other, healthy plants.

AK | AL | AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DC | DE | FL | GA | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY
LA | MA | ME | MD | MI | MN | MO | MS | MT | NC | ND | NE | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY
OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY

Alabama
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Road
Birmingham, AL 35223
ph. 205-879-1227

Dothan Botanical Gardens
Dothan, AL 36302
ph. 334-793-3224

Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35805
ph. 205-830-4447

Mobile Botanical Gardens
Langan Park
Pat Ryan Drive
Mobile, AL 36608
ph. 334-342-0555

Alaska
Alaska Botanical Garden
Anchorage, AK 99520
ph. 907-278-2814

Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85008
ph. 602-941-1225

Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 N. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85712
ph. 520-326-9686

Arkansas
Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks
Fayetteville, AR 72702
ph. 501-839-2301

Twentieth Century Gardens
498 Arkridge Road
Hot Springs, AR 71913
ph. 501-262-2711

California
Dunsmuir Botanical Garden
Dunsmuir, CA 96025
ph. 916-235-4740

Humboldt Botanical Gardens
Eureka, CA 95502
ph. 707-442-5139

Huntington Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
ph. 818-405-2160

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
18220 N. Highway 1
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
ph. 707-964-4352

Moorten Botanic Garden
1701 South Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264
ph. 619-327-6555

Niguel Botanical Preserve
29751 Crown Valley Parkway
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
ph. 714-493-6274

Oakland Museum and Gardens
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
ph. 510-273-3401

Overfelt Gardens
McKee Road and Educational Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95133
ph. 415-251-3323

Quail Botanical Gardens
230 Quail Gardens Drive
Encinitas, CA 92023
ph. 619-436-3036

Quarryhill Botanical Garden
Glen Ellen, CA 95422
ph. 707-996-3166

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 N. College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
ph. 909-625-8767

Regional Parks Botanic Garden
Tilden Regional Park
Berkeley, CA 94708
ph. 510-841-8732

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
ph. 805-546-3501

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
1212 Mission Canyon Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
ph. 805-682-4726

South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
ph. 310-772-5813

Strybing Botanical Gardens
Golden State Park
9th Avenue and Lincoln Way
San Francisco, CA 94122
ph. 415-753-7089

UC-Berkeley Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA 94720
ph. 510-642-0840

UC-Irvine Botanical Garden
Irvine, CA 92697
ph. 714-824-5833

UC-Riverside Botanic Garden
Riverside, CA 92521
ph. 909-787-4650

UCLA Botanical Gardens
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
ph. 310-825-3620

Wrigley Botanical Garden
Avalon, CA 90704
ph. 310-510-2288

Young Botanic Garden
14178 W. Kearney
Kerman, CA 93630
ph. 209-846-7881

Colorado
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
ph. 303-331-4000

Montrose Botanic Gardens
Montrose, CO 81402
ph. 970-249-9055

Yampa River Botanic Park
245 Howelson Parkway
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
ph. 970-879-4300

Connecticut
Beardsley Zoological Gardens
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
ph. 203-576-8126

Delaware
Delaware Horticulture Center
1810 N. Dupont Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
ph. 302-658-6262

District of Columbia
U.S. Botanic Garden
245 First Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
ph. 202-225-8333

Florida
Heathcote Botanical Gardens
210 Savannah Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
ph. 407-464-4672

Lake County Horticultural Center
30205 S.R. 19
Tavares, FL 32778
ph. 352-742-0004

Shelby Botanical Gardens
811 S. Palm Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
ph. 941-366-5731

Mounts Botanical Garden
531 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
ph. 561-233-1749

University of West Florida Botanical Garden
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
ph. 904-474-2940

Georgia
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta, GA 30357
ph. 404-876-5859

Georgia Southern Botanical Garden
Statesboro, GA 30460
ph. 912-871-1114
State Botanical Garden of Georgia

University of Georgia
2450 S. Milledge Avenue
Athens, GA 30605
ph. 706-542-1244

Hawaii
Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
Captain Cook, HI 96704
ph. 808-323-3318

Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden
248 Kahoa Road
Hilo, HI 96720
ph. 808-964-5233

National Tropical Botanical Garden
Lawai, Kauai, HI 96765
ph. 808-332-7324

Idaho
Idaho Botanical Gardens
2355 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83701
ph. 208-343-8649

University of Idaho Botanical Garden
205 C.E.B.
Moscow, ID 83844
ph. 208-885-6250

Illinois
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
ph. 847-835-5440

Luthy Botanical Garden
2218 North Prospect Road
Peoria, IL 61603
ph. 309-686-3362

Northern Illinois Botanical Society
1220 Rock Street
Rockford, IL 61101
ph. 815-965-8146

Sun-Star Botanical Garden
201 N. 34th Street
Decatur, IL 62521
ph. 217-422-7156

Washington Park Botanical Garden
Springfield, IL 62705
ph. 217-753-6228

Indiana
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
1100 S. Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
ph. 219-427-6440

Garfield Park Conservatory
2450 S. Shelby Street
Indianapolis, IN 46203
ph. 317-327-7184

Oakhurst Gardens
1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway
Muncie, IN 47303
ph. 765-282-4848

Iowa
Des Moines Botanical Center
909 East River Drive
Des Moines, IA 50316
ph. 515-242-2734

Dubuque Botanical Gardens
3800 Arboretum Drive
Dubuque, IA 52001
ph. 319-556-2100

Reiman Gardens
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
ph. 515-294-0028

Kansas
Meade Park Botanic Gardens
124 N. Fillmore
Topeka, KS 66606
ph. 913-232-5493

Overland Park Botanical Garden
8500 Santa Fe
Overland Park, KS 66212
ph. 913-685-3604

Wichita Gardens
701 N. Amidon
Wichita, KS 67203
ph. 316-264-0448

Louisiana
New Orleans Botanical Garden
1 Palm Drive
New Orleans, LA 70124
ph. 504-483-9386

Maryland
London Town Botanical Garden
839 Londontown Road
Edgewater, MD 21037
ph. 410-222-1919

Massachusetts
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Stockbridge, MA 01262
ph. 413-298-3926

Smith College Botanic Garden
Northamptom, MA 01063
ph. 413-585-2748

Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden
South Hadley, MA 01075
ph. 413-538-2116

Worcester County Horticultural Society
11 French Drive
Boylston, MA 01505
ph. 508-869-6111

Michigan
Beal Botanical Garden
412 Olds Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
ph. 517-355-9582

Dow Gardens
1018 W. Main Street
Midland, MI 48640
ph. 517-631-2677

Fernwood Botanical Garden
13988 Range Line Road
Niles, MI 49120
ph. 616-695-6491

Frederik Meijer Gardens
3411 Bradford NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
ph. 616-957-1580

Minnesota
Linnaeus Arboretum and Gardens
Gustavus Adolphus College
St Peter, MN 56082
ph. 507-933-7324

Mississippi
Mynelle Gardens
4736 Clinton Blvd
Jackson, MS 39209
ph. 601-960-1894

Missouri
Missouri Botanical Garden
St Louis, MO 63166
ph. 314-577-5100

Powell Gardens
1609 NW U.S. Highway 50
Kingsville, MO 64061
ph. 816-697-2600

Nebraska
Omaha Botanical Gardens
Omaha, NE 68124
ph. 402-346-4002

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden
1340 N. 17th Street
Lincoln, NE 68588
ph. 402-472-2679

Nevada
Desert Demonstration Gardens
1001 South Valley View Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89153
ph. 702-258-3205

May Botanical Garden
1502 Washington Street
Reno, NV 89503
ph. 702-785-4153

New Jersey
New Jersey State Botanical Garden
Ringwood, NJ 07456
ph. 201-962-7527

Somerset County Botanical Garden
11 Layton Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
ph. 908-234-2677

New Mexico
Rio Grande Botanic Garden
903 10th Street, SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
ph. 505-764-6200

Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Santa Fe, NM 87502
ph. 505-438-1684

New York
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
ph. 718-622-4433

Buffalo-Erie County Botanical Garden
2655 South Park Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14218
ph. 716-827-1584

Cornell Plantations
One Plantations Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
ph. 607-255-3020

Highland Botanical Park
180 Reservoir Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
ph. 716-256-4967

New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY 10458
ph. 718-817-8700

Oceanside Botanical Garden
3160 Skillman Avenue
Oceanside, NY 11572
ph. 516-678-8568

Quaker Hill Garden
Pawling, NY 12564
ph. 914-855-1531

Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
ph. 718-886-3800

Staten Island Botanical Garden
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
ph. 718-273-8200

Wave Hill Botanical Garden
675 W. 252nd Street
Bronx, NY 10471
ph. 718-549-3200

North Carolina
Asheville Botanical Gardens
151 W. T. Weaver Blvd
Asheville, NC 28804
ph. 704-252-5190

Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Fayetteville, NC 28305
ph. 910-486-0221

Charlotte Botanical Garden
1800 Continental Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28273
ph. 704-331-5566

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
6500 S. New Hope Road
Belmont, NC 28012
ph. 704-825-4490

Duke Gardens
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
ph. 919-684-3698

North Carolina Botanical Garden
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
ph. 919-962-0522

Ohio
Cincinnati Botanical Garden
3400 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45220
ph. 513-559-7734

Cleveland Botanical Garden
11030 East Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44106
ph. 216-721-1600

Franklin Park Botanical Garden
1777 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43203
ph. 614-645-8733

Schoepfle Garden
12882 Diagonal Road
La Grange, OH 44050
ph. 216-965-7237

Toledo Botanical Garden
5403 Elmer Drive
Toledo, OH 43615
ph. 419-936-2986

Oklahoma
Lendonwood Gardens
1308 W. 13th Street
Grove, OK 74345
ph. 918-786-2281

Myriad Botanical Gardens
100 Myriad Gardens
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
ph. 405-297-3995

Oklahoma Botanical Garden
Oklahoma State University
360 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
ph. 405-744-5414

Oregon
Berry Botanic Garden
11505 SW Summerville Avenue
Portland, OR 97219
ph. 503-636-4112

Leach Botanical Garden
6704 SE 122nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97236
ph. 503-761-9503

Pennsylvania
Erie Zoological Society
423 W. 38th Street
Erie, PA 16508
ph. 814-864-4091

Henry Foundation for Botanical Research
801 Stony Lane
Gladwyne, PA 19035
ph. 610-525-2037

Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
ph. 412-826-0626

Jenkins Arboretum and Botanical Garden
631 Berwyn-Baptist Road
Devon, PA 19333
ph. 610-647-8870

Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square, PA 19348
ph. 610-388-1000

Muhlenberg College Botanical Garden
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104
ph. 610-821-3258

Phipps Conservatory
One Schenley Park
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
ph. 412-622-6915

Rodef Shalom Botanical Garden
4905 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
ph. 412-621-6566

South Carolina
Kalmia Gardens
Coker College
1624 West Carolina Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550
ph. 803-383-8145

Riverbanks Botanical Garden
Columbia, SC 29202
ph. 803-779-8717

South Carolina Botanical Garden
Clemson University
103 Lehotsky Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
ph. 803-656-3405

South Dakota
Great Plains Native Plant Society
Hot Springs, SD 57747
ph. 605-745-3397

Tennessee
Cheekwood Botanical Garden
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37205
ph. 615-353-2148

Memphis Botanic Garden
750 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN 38117
ph. 901-685-1566

Reflection Riding Botanical Garden
400 Garden Road
Chattanooga, TN 37419
ph. 423-821-9582

Texas
Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens
8545 S. Staples Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
ph. 512-852-2100

Dallas Arboretum and Botanic Garden
8617 Garland Road
Dallas, TX 75218
ph. 214-327-8263

Dallas Horticulture Center
Dallas, TX 75315
ph. 214-428-7476

Fort Worth Botanic Garden
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107
ph. 817-871-7686

Heard Natural Science Center
One Nature Place
McKinney, TX 75069
ph. 972-562-5566

Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
22306 Aldine-Westfield Road
Humble, TX 77338
ph. 281-443-8731

San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place
San Antonio, TX 78209
ph. 210-821-5143

Utah
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
University of Utah
18-A de Trobriand Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
ph. 801-581-5322

Utah Botanical Center
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322
ph. 801-797-1984

Utah State University Botanical Garden
1817 North Main
Farmington, UT 84025
ph. 801-451-3204

Vermont
New England Tropical Conservatory
Bennington, VT 05201
ph. 413-458-5336

Virginia
James Madison University Botanical Garden
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
ph. 540-568-6906

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Avenue
Richmond, VA 23228
ph. 804-262-9887

Norfolk Botanical Garden
Azalea Garden Road
Norfolk, VA 23518
ph. 757-441-5830

Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden
Saunders Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
ph. 540-231-5783

Winkler Botanical Preserve
4900 Seminary Road
Alexandria, VA 22311
ph. 703-578-7888

Washington
Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive, SW
Tacoma, WA 98498
ph. 206-584-4106

Seymour Botanical Conservatory
316 South G Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
ph. 206-591-5330

Yakima Arboretum and Botanical Garden
1401 Arboretum Drive
Yakima, WA 98901

Wisconsin
Boerner Botanical Gardens
5879 S. 92nd Street
Hales Corners, WI 53130
ph. 414-425-1131

Green Bay Botanical Garden
2600 Larsen Road
Green Bay, WI 54307
ph. 414-490-9457

Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue
Madison, WI 53704
ph. 608-246-4551

Wyoming
Cheyenne Botanic Garden
710 S. Lions Park Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82001
ph. 307-637-6458
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