The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a 1,137-acre horticultural garden located near the Twin Cities. It is part of the University of Minnesota's Department of Horticultural Science in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. It is the Upper Midwest’s/largest public garden. The arboretum's earliest area was established in 1907 as the Horticultural 
Research Center, which developed cold-hardy crops such as Haralson and Honeycrisp apples and the Northern Lights azaleas. It is the largest, most diverse, and most complete Horticultural site in the upper Midwest with over 5000 plant varieties.
The arboretum features annual and perennial display gardens, plants developed for northern climates, demonstration gardens and natural areas including woodlands, prairies and marshes. It has many specialized collections of plants, shrubs and trees. The arboretum
also includes a library and conservatory, as well as miles of hiking and skiing trails. A three mile (5 km) drive through the arboretum takes visitors past many of the collections. Guided tours are available at extra cost, and may be taken by tram, bus, or on foot. All in all a wonderful place to visit at any time of the year. I love it.
We visited there late last spring with Mrs. T's cousin Joe and wife Mary.
Research Center, which developed cold-hardy crops such as Haralson and Honeycrisp apples and the Northern Lights azaleas. It is the largest, most diverse, and most complete Horticultural site in the upper Midwest with over 5000 plant varieties.The arboretum features annual and perennial display gardens, plants developed for northern climates, demonstration gardens and natural areas including woodlands, prairies and marshes. It has many specialized collections of plants, shrubs and trees. The arboretum
also includes a library and conservatory, as well as miles of hiking and skiing trails. A three mile (5 km) drive through the arboretum takes visitors past many of the collections. Guided tours are available at extra cost, and may be taken by tram, bus, or on foot. All in all a wonderful place to visit at any time of the year. I love it.We visited there late last spring with Mrs. T's cousin Joe and wife Mary.
I need to get up there and enjoy the beauty.
ReplyDeleteWow! It is so beautiful and massive! I love to see the flowers that look like they go on forever...
ReplyDeleteHa! TROUTBIRDER HEAVEN!
ReplyDeleteThat is one very large public garden. It's beautiful and I'm sure well loved by all the students and visitors alike.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely breathtaking! WIll have to mark it on my list of places to visit someday :)
ReplyDeleteMy son got married there on June 6, 2009. Fortunately, June 5, the rehearsal day, had lovely weather, because on the wedding day, it was cold, rainy, and windy, so the arboretum allowed them to have the ceremony inside.
ReplyDeleteit's beautiful. what a sizeable acreage! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's really impressive, and so beautiful. Looks like a wonderful place to visit!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to see so many flowers. Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful place -- I would really like to visit. The university of Arkansas has a similar place. -- Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs.
ReplyDeleteI have heard it is fantastic!! I met one of the guys in charge of the display beds one time..fascinating guy. What fun for you to go! :)
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are beautiful. And the red tree is really special.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL! We love visiting botanical gardens and arboretums in all seasons.... this looks to be a real winner.
ReplyDeleteIs that little tree a Japanese Maple? I had something similar years ago. Beautiful colors in your photos.
ReplyDeleteYou photos are all very beautiful. It sounds like this would be an amazing place to visit.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place. I love the second to last picture, with the grassy pathway leading away.
ReplyDeleteHow nice! I enjoyed seeing all that color. Thanks for the tour of the arboretum.
ReplyDeleteVery very pretty indeed! I need to tell my mother and father in law because the would love to come there!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to hear your wife is six years and counting! and thank you for sharing that with me, it always makes me happy to hear those things!
Leontien
YOur other blog won't let me make a comment. GQ
ReplyDeleteI do believe you have found Heaven on Earth! Beautiful.....
ReplyDeleteFlowers, I love flowers.
ReplyDeleteI planted way too many around my house. I didn't consider getting older and it sure isn't getting any easier to work on them.
Those knees do a lot of creaking and help I've fallen and can't get up isn't so funny anymore.
I have never been there. The next time we drive through I want to check it out. I like the St. Paul zoo and flowers with the Japanese garden.
ReplyDeleteHi Troutbirder,
ReplyDeleteI know you're a busy man, but I hope you might submit something for the next BGR? I think it will be fun!
http://osagegroup.blogspot.com/2011/08/berry-go-round.html
Cheers!
Dave Coulter
What a wonderful place.
ReplyDeleteWow! those flowers remind of a scene from the Wizard Of Oz!
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