Tower Hill Botanical Garden
Tower hill botanic garden is 171 acres of natural and cultivated land designed to advance the appreciation of horticulture throughout the region and beyond.
Tower hill botanical garden. The society purchased tower hill farm in boylston in 1986 and has been building a beautiful year round botanic garden on its 132 acres ever since. Tower hill botanic garden is a 171 acre botanic garden and arboretum located in boylston massachusetts approximately 8 miles 13 km north of central worcester in worcester county massachusetts tower hill features 17 distinct gardens preserved woodlands and miles of walking trails. Today tower hill botanic garden features a year round display of the finest plants for cultivation in new england.
Tower hill botanic garden is a 171 acre property and all gardens conservatories woodland trails and the visitor center are open and people have been coming burgess said. Tower hill is easily accessible from routes i 495 and i 290. Tower hill is the first and only comprehensive botanic garden in new england.
Tower hill is designed to accommodate 150 000 visitors each year. Carefully planned gardens and collections of ornamental edible and native plants plus trails that enhance the natural features of this beautiful 132 acre property and a robust program and event schedule make tower hill a year round destination. It was founded in 1986 on the former tower hill farm by the worcester county horticultural society which.
Tower hill botanic garden is the home of the worcester county horticultural society the third oldest organization of its kind in the country.