Ellwanger Garden
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Ellwanger Garden is a historical garden located at 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester, New York
. It is open only during the Lilac Festival (May), Peony Weekend (June), and by appointment.
The garden was planted in 1867 for the residential grounds of George Ellwanger
, noted 19th-century nurseryman, who also gave Rochester's fine Highland Park to the city. It was maintained for 115 years by the Ellwanger family.
Since 1982, it has been owned and maintained as an historic landscape by the Landmark Society of Western New York, and features perennials, trees, and shrubs, with elements of Fletcher Steele
garden design incorporated in the 1920s and 1930s.
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. It is open only during the Lilac Festival (May), Peony Weekend (June), and by appointment.
The garden was planted in 1867 for the residential grounds of George Ellwanger
George Ellwanger
George Ellwanger was a prominent horticulture scientist. Ellwanger was born in Württemberg, Germany and emigrated to the United States. Settling in Rochester, New York Ellwanger joined with Patrick Barry to form the Mount Hope Nursery in 1840. He also became an American citizen in 1840...
, noted 19th-century nurseryman, who also gave Rochester's fine Highland Park to the city. It was maintained for 115 years by the Ellwanger family.
Since 1982, it has been owned and maintained as an historic landscape by the Landmark Society of Western New York, and features perennials, trees, and shrubs, with elements of Fletcher Steele
Fletcher Steele
Fletcher Steele was an American landscape architect credited with designing and creating over 700 gardens from 1915 to the time of his death....
garden design incorporated in the 1920s and 1930s.
See also
- Highland Park, Rochester, New York
- List of botanical gardens in the United States