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Cleveland Botanical Garden

Offers ten acres that are home to many different formal and natural gardens and a large glasshouse. Includes list of exhibits and schedule.

http://www.cbgarden.org

Cox Arboretum & Gardens MetroPark

189 acres of gardens and natural areas in Dayton. Provides descriptions of specialty gardens, information about the history, schedule of events, visiting and volunteering information.

http://www.coxarboretum.org

Dawes Arboretum

Facility near Columbus with large collections of woody plants, as well as natural areas. Photos, history, events, reports, collections, and visitor information.

http://www.dawesarb.org

Franklin Park Conservatory

Glasshouse in Columbus featuring several collections of plants from different habitats. Virtual tour, educational programs, visitor information.

http://www.fpconservatory.org

Holden Arboretum

This large facility features display gardens with collections of many shrubs and trees, most notably crabapples, rhododendrons, magnolias, and conifers, as well as hedge and wildflower gardens. Information about visiting, research, education, and events.

http://www.holdenarb.org

Kingwood Center

A 47-acre former estate garden in Mansfield, with collections of peonies, herbs and roses, daylilies and irises, as well as general display gardens. Open free to the public. Includes visitor and membership information.

http://www.kingwoodcenter.org

Mill Creek MetroParks

Part of this recreation and preservation area in Mahoning Valley are Fellows Riverside Gardens, with large spring bulb displays, and collections of woody plants, perennials, and roses. Visitor information and photos.

http://www.millcreekmetroparks.com

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

The gardens surrounding this majestic country house, now a museum, were designed by Warren Henry Manning and Ellen Biddle Shipman, and include a birch allee, breakfast room, English, and Japanese gardens, a conservatory, and a lagoon.

http://www.stanhywet.org

Toledo Botanical Garden

Features shade, herb and perennial gardens, a section dedicated to All America Selections vegetables and flowers, and a hosta collection.

http://www.toledogarden.org