Berkshire
Botanical Garden
Located in Stockbridge, this garden’s collections emphasises
plants that thrive in the Berkshires, and are displayed in
an informal, country setting. Large variety of thematic gardens
including among many others, pond, rock, herb, rose gardens
and rice greenhouse. Display gardens open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily, May - October.
See
website for admission fees.
Botanic Garden of Smith College
This Botanic Garden offers a collection of thousands of plants
on the college campus in Northampton, grown in the Lyman Conservatory
and outdoors in various gardens, combining the best of art
and science and scattered throughout the campus arboretum.
Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted and
appreciated.
Visit
website for operation hours.
Mount
Holyoke College Botanic Garden
This
Botanic Garden comprises a greenhouse, gardens, and arboretum
in South Hadley, featuring several specialty gardens and collections.
Visit
their website for visiting hours and admission charges.
The
Polly Hill Arboretum
The
Polly Hill is a non-profit horticultural and botanical center
on Martha’s Vineyard in West Tisbury. It is home to
the world renowned North Tisbury azaleas (species and hybrids
of the horticultural important genus Rhododendron), and offers
a vast array of carefully landscaped flora that magnificently
mark their respective seasons.
The
Arboretum is open daily, sunrise to sunset.
Visitor Center Hours: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM daily, from Memorial
Day weekend through Columbus Day.
Visit website for admission fees.
Tower
Hill Botanic Garden
Located
in Boylston, this garden with their slogan "always in
season", offers distinctive themed gardens including
an orangery and much more. Visit their website for operational
hours and admission fees.
