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New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is where art meets earth to create the most beautiful of garden spaces. One of the oldest botanical gardens in Massachusetts, this 171-acre garden space is a must see for anyone traveling through central Massachusetts.
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| Flowers and water fountain in the Systematic Garden. |
Featuring 17 unique garden spaces, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill presents year-around gardens representing the flora of the season. Within their two greenhouses they also offer a view of plants from around the world, as well as a exceptional opportunity to view seasonal plants and flowers that would not otherwise be able to grow their.
Need to Know
Location
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is located in central Massachusetts in the town of Boylston, Massachusetts, just 10 miles northeast of Worcester.
Hours
The garden is open to daily from 10am – 5pm, except November 25 – December 30 when it is closes at 3pm.
Cost
Members: Free; Adults: $18; Seniors: $15; Child (4-12yrs): $8
*There are a several membership rates for you to choose from if you think that you will visit a few times over the year.
When to Visit
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| Walking one of the trails in the Shade Garden after a winter snow. |
New England Botanic Gardens at Tower Hill are open year around and offer different exhibits and gardens throughout the year. Any time of the year is a great time to visit, as there is always something new to see, but Springtime is arguably the best season. The gardens have a few greenhouse exhibits that harbor flowers and plants year around, but the outside gardens offer far more to see and experience during the spring and summer months
What to Do
Enjoy the Gardens
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| The greenhouses have so many amazing plants from around the world. |
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill has 17 unique gardens to enjoy. From cottage gardens to heritage apple orchards and tropical greenhouses to forest shade gardens, there is so many places to explore there. The gardens are open year-around and showcase season specific plants in each of the gardens. You can view fields of daffodils as far as you can see or get close up to rows of tulips. Their greenhouses display plants from all around the world and in the winter are the home of their orchid exhibit.
Stroll through the Trails
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| Spring time in the Shade Garden. |
With 171-acres of space there is a lot of places to explore at New England Botanic Garden. Two of my favorite places to explore though are the Shade Garden and Inner Park. These are the wooded areas east of the visitor center and are covered with wide winding trails to stroll. During the Spring and Summer, the areas are covered with flowers, greenery, and a little wildlife and during the winter the area gets covered with snow and the trails become a wintry wonderland.
Scramble Through ‘The Ramble’
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| The woven stick tunnel in The Ramble. |
The Ramble is one of the newest sections to be added to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hills. The Ramble is an educational space built for visitors to interact with the nature around them. Some of the featuring are a pond, waterfall, rocky areas, woven stick tunnel, and logs to climb. This 1.5-acre interactive garden offers excitement for both the young and young at heart.
Attend an Event
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| A Lady Slipper Orchid during the Orchid Exhibit. |
Throughout the year New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill offers many different events for its visitors to enjoy. These range from garden inspired art installments placed throughout the garden spaces to classes in environmental practices, gardening, and even yoga in the garden.
Where to Eat
If you get hungry or thirsty while you are touring the gardens then you should visit Farmer and the Fork Café, a dining area in the visitor center. They are open from 11am – 2:30pm with a full menu of grain bowls, sandwiches, soups, and salads and then from 2:30pm – 3pm for drinks and desserts only.
How to Get There
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There is unfortunately no public transit that will get you to New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, so you will need to drive to get there. The gardens are located in Boylston, Massachusetts at the corner of MA-70 and French Dr. If you are driving there from Worcester, simply follow MA-70 north to French Dr and soon after turning onto French Drive you will see the entrance to the gardens on your left.
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What was your favorite exhibit at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill?
What a gorgeous place to visit! I'd love to find a bench here to sit and admire everything for a while.
ReplyDeleteIt is very beautiful!
DeleteI love the look of 'The Ramble' and the forest walks. Nice to try out in all seasons too! I love experiencing places like this in the different seasons. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe forested areas are by far my favorite, but it is also great to see the different gardens throughout the seasons.
DeleteIt looks so beautiful and I love visiting gardens when travelling, it's a pity
ReplyDeletethere's no public transit..
It is a pity there is no public transit. It is a little to far out of the way for the buses.
DeleteThis sounds like a dream! Would love to visit!!
ReplyDeleteIt is great. You should visit at some point.
DeleteWhat a beautiful place to visit. This detailed post shares the information about the place as well as what to do there and place to eat. Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you
Deletethe garden looks so peaceful and so beautiful! All of those flowers and trees. absolutely dreamy! I would so spend at least couple of hours there. Lyosha
ReplyDeleteYes! I always spend a few hours every time I go.
DeleteThis is a lovely garden and it look cool in the winter with the snow. It would be a good to walk in there. Thank you for sharing about this pretty garden!
ReplyDeleteYea, it is a great place to take a stroll. There are a lot of trails and spaces to walk around.
DeleteI'd want to see the Botanic Garden. I don't think I've ever seen A Lady Slipper Orchid, and I'd love to see it in person. The garden is self looks incredible!
ReplyDeleteThe orchid exhibit was really great, but so are all of the other exhibits as well.
DeleteThis is so beautiful; love the pics of the same path in the spring and winter... and especially find the Rambles so very cool! that tunnel ---:)
ReplyDeleteIt is a great place. I am glad you enjoyed the post.
DeleteI love visiting many botanic gardens and I find them very relaxing and therapeutic. Those tulips look divine.
ReplyDeleteBotanical gardens are always a great place to visit when traveling to a new place.
DeleteThis sounds like a dream! Would love to visit!!! *Sarah
ReplyDeleteYou should! New England Botanic Garden is a great place to visit.
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