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The Arboretum is a place Open 363 days a year Begin at the Oswald Visitor Center. Find out what’s 4 Herb (g11) Palma J. Wilson Rose (g12) for all seasons: the brilliant (closed Thanksgiving and in bloom at the touch-screen kiosks, then pick up Kitchen, fragrant, knot, cloistered exhibition guides, garden brochures and more. and dyer’s gardens Garden with 400 varieties blossoms of spring, lush Christmas) of roses Francis de Vos Ankeny-Lang summer blooms and There are so many choices - stunning gardens, 5 Home Demonstration GROUNDS 10 Rose walk (H11) Gardens (h12) greenery, awesome autumn 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. or sunset comprehensive collections, innovative Promenade of newer rose varieties colors and serene winter (whichever occurs first) environmental models - all amid a peaceful landscape Fruit & vegetable garden and other demonstration backyard RAIN WATER Runoff Model snowscapes. Enjoy quiet BUILDINGS of natural , wetland and . gardens (j12) reflection or vigorous Compares 5 parking lot surfaces Pauline Whitney MacMillan April-October Use this listing of popular Arboretum highlights to with different permeability to recreation on Three-Mile 6 Hosta Glade (h12) Monday - Saturday plan your visit. More features on the map. rainwater Drive, 12 miles of hiking Hostas, ferns, and shade-loving 8 a.m.* – 6 p.m. , 9 miles of cross- perennials Clotilde Irvine Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (g12) Gardens SEISUI-TEI country ski trails and 3.5 Plantings appeal to all senses, in Display gardens that showcase specialty (e.g. 7 (H11) miles of snowshoe trails. November - March accessible beds Monday - Saturday roses, peonies, vegetables, annuals, herbs), model Waterfall garden, stone lanterns, tranquil beauty and pathway Eleanor Lawler Pillsbury Admission: $12 ages 13 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. landscapes on the home scale, even a green maze. Shade Exhibit (f14) to adult. Children 12 and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (f13) Shrub & Tree Collections Compares shape, growth rate, under free. Members free *Visitor Center doors open at Maze Garden (c10) shade quality and planting year round. 7:30 a.m. for rental groups. Organized by type. Savor the seasons from spring Two mazes in one, to challenge methods for shade Open to public at 8 a.m. bloom through fall glory, look for landscape ideas. and delight all ages Nelson Anne Relf Doerr Shrub (e11) Environmental Models & Memorial Grove (e13) Hardy landscape roses that need KEEP THE GARDENS BEAUTiFUL Natural Areas High Point on Arboretum land no winter protection Ideas for earth-friendly living and ; original Nut Trees (d10) Bailey Shrub Walk (e13) Be Kind Be Respectful and restored native plant heritage areas. (c10) Displays 350 shrub varieties that • Stay on walkways, • Children must be Ornamental Grasses perform well in Minnesota The Mary L. Griggs (d11) trails and grass accompanied by an adult 1 Spring Peeper Meadow Annual Garden (H11) 8 Footsteps elsewhere crush • Teachers and chaperones Peonies, daylilies & Lilies Wetland Restoration Brilliant summer color, new design every year (h11) (d2 - e2) plants and damage soil must stay with their (B11 & d9) Elizabeth Carr Slade Experimental wetland sedge • Do not pick or collect group at all times meadow restored in a former Bog Boardwalk (f9 - g9) 9 Perennial Garden visit cornfield materials from flowers, • Bicyclists allowed on Wetland plants and orchids (h11) plants or trees. Leave Three-Mile Drive; no Traditional European-style garden Crabapples (e14) Sarah Stevens MacMillan 11 Terrace Garden (H10) Discover the Arboretum everything here for others scooters, skateboards or Over 100 varieties for a fragrant spring show Pines (c11) to enjoy. in-line skates Blends pastel-hued perennials 2 Dwarf (H10) Capen and annuals Guide to Minnesota’s Premier Be Safe • No pets except dogs Evergreen beauty in every shape and size Prairie Garden (f15) assisting people with Native prairie plants in garden Grace B. Dayton Public Garden and Horticultural The Richard & Judith Spiegel Wildflower Garden • No climbing on trees, settings walls, rocks, statues or disabilities 3 Entrance Garden (H10) (g12 - g13) Research Center. exhibits • Respect others in your Perennial border display Bennett-Johnson Wildflowers in a wooded ravine Prairie (g15) group and other visitors Johanna Frerichs garden Map on Reverse. Signs on play structures 20 acres of restored prairie Garden for Wildlife (e15) 12 and certain exhibits note • No vehicle parking on the Woodland Demonstrates effective ways to attract birds, insects & mammals Rain Gardens (j10) Garden (h12) where climbing is invited grass Parking lot plantings in sunken Harvest Your Rain models (j11) ‘Northern Lights’ series azaleas Photos and video for beds that filter and cleanse • No wading in fountains, Three ways to manage stormwater on the home scale. Green roof, introduced by the Arboretum www.arboretum.umn.edu rainwater ponds or streams personal use are welcome , rain barrels See map on back. A

4 Poplar HERB GARDENS Hedge Fir ORDWAY ROSE SENSORY SHELTER GARDEN GARDEN Display 9 PERENNIAL GARDEN B 2 Azalea DWARF 1 Reseach Trials 11 CONIFERS Shrub Collections STAFF ONLY 8 ANNUAL 12 Linden PARKING TERRACE GARDEN GARDEN PEONIES, 5 DAYLILIES WOODLAND & LILIES HOME DEMO AZALEA GARDENS GARDEN 3 10 ENTRANCE GARDEN ROSE WALK Red Barn Pine Larch 7 6 JAPANESE Maze C GARDEN HOSTA GLADE Garden W 82nd Street

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Highway 41 Available at the SNYDER BUILDING Green Heron Trail Restrooms Bennett-Johnson Prairie Andersen Horticultural Library 4 Sensory Garden Mile Drive G Meyer-Deats Conservatory 2 9 Rose Garden Three Ridge Trail 1 11 8 Berens 5 Cabin Snyder3 10 12 Available at the Building Duck Trail Oswald Visitor Center 7 6 Restrooms Information H Wood Duck Pond Dining Shopping Oswald Visitor Gate Center Lilac Maple Syrup Tram Stop House House (Seasonal) First Aid & Tickets Highway 5 Frog Hollow (Staff Work Area)

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