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Seasons – Spring

Tulips in the Burpee Kitchen Garden
Tulips in the Burpee Kitchen Garden
Tulips on the Great Lawn and Garden
Tulips on the Great Lawn and Garden
Tulips in the Rose & Perennial Garden
Tulips in the Rose & Perennial Garden

Pink lady-slipper - Cypripedium acaule
Pink lady-slipper - Cypripedium acaule
Tulips and Visitor Center
Tulips and Visitor Center
Entry Walk Garden in spring
Entry Walk Garden in spring

Marsh marigolds on the Shoreland Trail
Marsh marigolds on the Shoreland Trail
Daffodils in the Giles Rhododendron & Perennial Garden
Daffodils in the Giles Rhododendron & Perennial Garden
Giles Rhododendron & Perennial Garden
Giles Rhododendron & Perennial Garden



  • Explore the Gardens
    • Map of the Gardens
    • Image Gallery: Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
    • Image Gallery: Entrance Walk Garden & Visitor Center
    • Image Gallery: Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
    • Image Gallery: The Giles Rhododendron Garden
    • Image Gallery: Cleaver Event Lawn & Garden
    • Image Gallery: Great Lawn & Ledge Garden
    • Image Gallery: Burpee Kitchen Garden
    • Image Gallery: Shoreland Trail
    • Image Gallery: Perennial & Rose Garden
  • What’s in Bloom?
  • Art at the Gardens
    • Image Gallery: Our Permanent Sculpture Collection
  • FloraFind & BG-Base
  • Plant Labels – Decoded
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  • Weather at the Gardens

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