Last updated on 04 May 11

Arnold Arboretum Garden

3.0/5 (1 ratings)

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Photograph © Jim Harrison 2005 - Courtesy of Arnold Arboretum
Photograph © Jim Harrison 2005 - Courtesy of Arnold Arboretum

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The oldest public arboretum in America was started in 1872 and planned by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of his world-famous 'Emerald Necklace'. The Necklace is a linked chain of public parks, running from Boston Common to Franklin Park. The layout of the Arnold Arboretum is ingeniously fitted to the topography, creating a picturesque composition of woods, meadows, hills and valleys. The botanical collection was started by Charles Sargent, as founding director, and Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson, as the Arboretum's most famous plant collector. There is a Chinese Path that is planted with Wilson's introductions and special collections of rhododendrons, conifers, viburnum. The design principle was to use exotic species in naturalistic groupings. We can see this as an example of the Principle of Recognition, on which J C Loudon based his Gardenesque Style. The Arboretum is managed by the Trustees of Harvard University.

Address - 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, MA 02130
Opening times - All year, Daily, Open dawn to dusk
Admission - Free
Website - Visit the Arnold Arboretum Garden website

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Best Western Terrace Inn Boston (4km away)
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Best Western Boston The Inn At Longwood Medical (4km away)
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Beacon Inn 1750 (4km away)
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The Bertram Inn (4km away)
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Hampton Inn & Suites Boston Crosstown Center (4km away)
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Samuel Sewall Inn (4km away)
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Longwood Inn (4km away)
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Midtown Hotel (5km away)
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Reviews and Comments

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about 2 years ago Flower lover said
We visited this in late summer, late in the day, after visiting the Museum of Art. A beautiful garden, with lots of seating, a variety of plantings. Not a big place, but lovely. Worth a visit if you are in the area, but make it part of another trip, don't drive there, it's in Boston!

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