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Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/
3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN 55318
952-443-1400 Hours: Grounds open daily 8am-8pm (or until sunset); closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum features 1,047 acres of magnificent display gardens, extensive northern-hardy plant collections and natural areas open year-round. Take a seasonal
guided tram tour around Three-Mile Drive or join a free, guided walking tour through the many display gardens May-October. The Oswald Visitor Center houses a restaurant, gift store and gallery; you'll also find a horticultural library and conservatory in the Snyder building.
Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only.
Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours.
Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.
Please visit
http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/
for specific exhibition information.
Learn more about it at your metro public library
All Ages
- Botany for Gardeners
- Brian Capon, Timber Press, 2005
- Landscaping for Wildlife
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1987
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005
- Garden Style: Ideas and Projects for Your World
- Jerri Farris and Tim Himsel, Creative Publishing International, 2001
- Flora: An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower
- Brent Elliott, Firefly, 2001
- Wildflowers of Minnesota: Field Guide
- Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, 1999
- Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota
- Lynn M. Steiner, Voyageur Press, 2005
- The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
- Michael Pollan, Random, 2001
- Valued Places: Landscape Architecture in Minnesota: A Field Guide to Minnesota's Favorite Places and the People Who Shaped Them
- Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2001
- Northern Gardener
- serial, MN State Horticultural Society, 2000 -
- New Complete Home Landscaping
- Catriona Erler, Creative Homeowner, 2005
- Minnesota Weather Almanac
- Mark W. Seeley, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2006
- The Spare-time Gardener
- Barbara Hill Freeman, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2006
- Best Garden Plants for Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Don Engebretson and Don Williamson, Lone Pine Publishing, 2006
- Paths of Desire: The Passions of a Suburban Gardener
- Dominique Browning, Scribner, 2005
Kids
- Prairies
- Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Holiday House, 1996
- Wildflowers Around the Year
- Hope Ryden, Clarion, 2001
- Jack's Garden
- Henry Cole, Greenwillow Books, 1995
- Nature's Art Box: From t-shirts to twig baskets, 65 cool projects for crafty kids to make with natural materials you can find anywhere
- Laura C. Martin , Storey Kids, 2003
- A Gardener's Alphabet
- Mary Azarian, Houghton, Mifflin, 2000
- Watch Me Plant a Garden
- Jack Otten, Children's Press, 2002
- Garden Fun!: Indoors Out, In Pots Small Spots
- Vicky Congdon, Williamson Pub., 2002
- Freaky Flowers
- Dorothy M. Souza, F. Watts, 2002
- Sky Tree
- Thomas Locker, Harper Collins, 1995
- Ack! Icky, Sticky, Gross Stuff Underground
- Pam Rosenberg, Child's World, 2007
- Deciduous Forests
- Jennifer Hurtig, Weigl Publishers, 2007
- Every Season
- Shelley Rotner and Anne Love Woodhull, Roaring Brook Press, 2007
- In the Garden: Who's Been Here?
- Lindsay Barrett George, Greenwillow, 2006
- The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands
- Sneed B. Conrad III, Houghton Mifflin, 2005
Tell Us About Your Adventure
| May 24 '09 |
It was a beautiful day for a walk and the lilacs were in full bloom. Their sweet scent filled the air. We had a pleasant time just walking around viewing all of the plants. Thanks for the good time. |
| Nov 29 '08 |
My friend and I went down to the Arboretum for the morning and it was beautiful. Even with no flowers or leaves on the trees, the snow made it a delight. It was also fun to step into the greenhouse and see all the plants growing in the middle of our cold, MN winter.
We were there on a day when the MN Chorale was singing as well. |
| Oct 4 '08 |
My sisters and I took my mother to the Arboretum for her birthday. The colors were beautiful and the keepers and gardeners kindly shared their gardening wisdom with us. It was a wonderful day and something we might not have thought of if it wasn't for the passes and the information at our library. |
| Aug 20 '08 |
I took the day off and my Mom and I toured all of the beautiful gardens. Walking along in the garden it is so peaceful out there we saw two hummingbirds, a chipmunk, and a mouse running across and my Mom got a little freaked out as she is scared of mice. We really enjoyed it and we really enjoyed the waterfall between the trees it is nice and quiet and peaceful too. Thanks again, we truly enjoyed it. |
| Jul 31 '08 |
I was part of a group of 15 people that visited the Arboretum on what started out as a rainy day. The rain ended just in time for us to take the tram tour. The tour was great and the guide was very knowledgeable. We ate at the restraunt there which had a good selection of food and the portions were large. After lunch, the sun had come out and we wandered through the gardens. We enjoyed the day very much and I would recommend the tram tour to everyone. |
| Jul 19 '08 |
We had a wonderful time at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. We enjoyed the beautiful tree walk that they have there this summer. We learned a lot about trees that we didn't know before. The roses were especially beautiful in July. Thank you Library and sponsors for this experience! |
| Oct 10 '07 |
I had never been to the Arboretum before, but with these passes, I went twice. It is soo beautiful and peaceful there. The fall colors there were amazing too. |
| May 13 '07 |
I took my mom to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for Mother's Day. Neither of us had been there before. I took the day off work and we spent the whole day there. It was a wonderful time and a new discovery for both of us. |
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