Botanical Gardens: Listing by State        

Below is a list of botanical gardens which may be able to further assist you. To see the list of botanical gardens in your state, use the linked index below. In addition to these resources, you may want to consult your county agricultural extension office.

Please Note: If you wish to have your African Violet examined by a horticulturalist, remember that any exposure to other plants could result in the spread of disease or pests. Therefore, before taking your African Violet to any of the locations below, please call them in order to ascertain whatever guidelines they may have for bringing plants in. At the very least, your African Violet should be sealed in an air-tight, plastic bag in order to prevent exposure to other, healthy plants.

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Alabama

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

2612 Lane Park Road

Birmingham, AL 35223

ph. 205-879-1227

Dothan Botanical Gardens

Dothan, AL 36302

ph. 334-793-3224

Huntsville Botanical Garden

4747 Bob Wallace Avenue

Huntsville, AL 35805

ph. 205-830-4447

Mobile Botanical Gardens

Langan Park

Pat Ryan Drive

Mobile, AL 36608

ph. 334-342-0555

Alaska

Alaska Botanical Garden

Anchorage, AK 99520

ph. 907-278-2814

Arizona

Desert Botanical Garden

1201 N. Galvin Parkway

Phoenix, AZ 85008

ph. 602-941-1225

Tucson Botanical Gardens

2150 N. Alvernon Way

Tucson, AZ 85712

ph. 520-326-9686

Arkansas

Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks

Fayetteville, AR 72702

ph. 501-839-2301

Twentieth Century Gardens

498 Arkridge Road

Hot Springs, AR 71913

ph. 501-262-2711

California

Dunsmuir Botanical Garden

Dunsmuir, CA 96025

ph. 916-235-4740

Humboldt Botanical Gardens

Eureka, CA 95502

ph. 707-442-5139

Huntington Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108

ph. 818-405-2160

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

18220 N. Highway 1

Fort Bragg, CA 95437

ph. 707-964-4352

Moorten Botanic Garden

1701 South Palm Canyon Drive

Palm Springs, CA 92264

ph. 619-327-6555

Niguel Botanical Preserve

29751 Crown Valley Parkway

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

ph. 714-493-6274

Oakland Museum and Gardens

1000 Oak Street

Oakland, CA 94607

ph. 510-273-3401

Overfelt Gardens

McKee Road and Educational Park Drive

San Jose, CA 95133

ph. 415-251-3323

Quail Botanical Gardens

230 Quail Gardens Drive

Encinitas, CA 92023

ph. 619-436-3036

Quarryhill Botanical Garden

Glen Ellen, CA 95422

ph. 707-996-3166

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

1500 N. College Avenue

Claremont, CA 91711

ph. 909-625-8767

Regional Parks Botanic Garden

Tilden Regional Park

Berkeley, CA 94708

ph. 510-841-8732

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden

San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

ph. 805-546-3501

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

1212 Mission Canyon Road

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

ph. 805-682-4726

South Coast Botanic Garden

26300 Crenshaw Blvd

Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274

ph. 310-772-5813

Strybing Botanical Gardens

Golden State Park

9th Avenue and Lincoln Way

San Francisco, CA 94122

ph. 415-753-7089

UC-Berkeley Botanical Garden

200 Centennial Drive

Berkeley, CA 94720

ph. 510-642-0840

UC-Irvine Botanical Garden

Irvine, CA 92697

ph. 714-824-5833

UC-Riverside Botanic Garden

Riverside, CA 92521

ph. 909-787-4650

UCLA Botanical Gardens

405 Hilgard Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90095

ph. 310-825-3620

Wrigley Botanical Garden

Avalon, CA 90704

ph. 310-510-2288

Young Botanic Garden

14178 W. Kearney

Kerman, CA 93630

ph. 209-846-7881

Colorado

Denver Botanic Gardens

909 York Street

Denver, CO 80206

ph. 303-331-4000

Montrose Botanic Gardens

Montrose, CO 81402

ph. 970-249-9055

Yampa River Botanic Park

245 Howelson Parkway

Steamboat Springs, CO 80477

ph. 970-879-4300

Connecticut

Beardsley Zoological Gardens

1875 Noble Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06610

ph. 203-576-8126

Delaware

Delaware Horticulture Center

1810 N. Dupont Street

Wilmington, DE 19806

ph. 302-658-6262

District of Columbia

U.S. Botanic Garden

245 First Street, SW

Washington, DC 20024

ph. 202-225-8333

Florida

Heathcote Botanical Gardens

210 Savannah Road

Fort Pierce, FL 34982

ph. 407-464-4672

Lake County Horticultural Center

30205 S.R. 19

Tavares, FL 32778

ph. 352-742-0004

Shelby Botanical Gardens

811 S. Palm Avenue

Sarasota, FL 34236

ph. 941-366-5731

Mounts Botanical Garden

531 N. Military Trail

West Palm Beach, FL 33415

ph. 561-233-1749

University of West Florida Botanical Garden

11000 University Parkway

Pensacola, FL 32514

ph. 904-474-2940

Georgia

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Atlanta, GA 30357

ph. 404-876-5859

Georgia Southern Botanical Garden

Statesboro, GA 30460

ph. 912-871-1114

State Botanical Garden of Georgia

University of Georgia

2450 S. Milledge Avenue

Athens, GA 30605

ph. 706-542-1244

Hawaii

Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden

Captain Cook, HI 96704

ph. 808-323-3318

Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden

248 Kahoa Road

Hilo, HI 96720

ph. 808-964-5233

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Lawai, Kauai, HI 96765

ph. 808-332-7324

Idaho

Idaho Botanical Gardens

2355 Old Penitentiary Road

Boise, ID 83701

ph. 208-343-8649

University of Idaho Botanical Garden

205 C.E.B.

Moscow, ID 83844

ph. 208-885-6250

Illinois

Chicago Botanic Garden

1000 Lake Cook Road

Glencoe, IL 60022

ph. 847-835-5440

Luthy Botanical Garden

2218 North Prospect Road

Peoria, IL 61603

ph. 309-686-3362

Northern Illinois Botanical Society

1220 Rock Street

Rockford, IL 61101

ph. 815-965-8146

Sun-Star Botanical Garden

201 N. 34th Street

Decatur, IL 62521

ph. 217-422-7156

Washington Park Botanical Garden

Springfield, IL 62705

ph. 217-753-6228

Indiana

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory

1100 S. Calhoun Street

Fort Wayne, IN 46802

ph. 219-427-6440

Garfield Park Conservatory

2450 S. Shelby Street

Indianapolis, IN 46203

ph. 317-327-7184

Oakhurst Gardens

1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway

Muncie, IN 47303

ph. 765-282-4848

Iowa

Des Moines Botanical Center

909 East River Drive

Des Moines, IA 50316

ph. 515-242-2734

Dubuque Botanical Gardens

3800 Arboretum Drive

Dubuque, IA 52001

ph. 319-556-2100

Reiman Gardens

Iowa State University

Ames, IA 50011

ph. 515-294-0028

Kansas

Meade Park Botanic Gardens

124 N. Fillmore

Topeka, KS 66606

ph. 913-232-5493

Overland Park Botanical Garden

8500 Santa Fe

Overland Park, KS 66212

ph. 913-685-3604

Wichita Gardens

701 N. Amidon

Wichita, KS 67203

ph. 316-264-0448

Louisiana

New Orleans Botanical Garden

1 Palm Drive

New Orleans, LA 70124

ph. 504-483-9386

Maryland

London Town Botanical Garden

839 Londontown Road

Edgewater, MD 21037

ph. 410-222-1919

Massachusetts

Berkshire Botanical Garden

Stockbridge, MA 01262

ph. 413-298-3926

Smith College Botanic Garden

Northamptom, MA 01063

ph. 413-585-2748

Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden

South Hadley, MA 01075

ph. 413-538-2116

Worcester County Horticultural Society

11 French Drive

Boylston, MA 01505

ph. 508-869-6111

Michigan

Beal Botanical Garden

412 Olds Hall

East Lansing, MI 48824

ph. 517-355-9582

Dow Gardens

1018 W. Main Street

Midland, MI 48640

ph. 517-631-2677

Fernwood Botanical Garden

13988 Range Line Road

Niles, MI 49120

ph. 616-695-6491

Frederik Meijer Gardens

3411 Bradford NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

ph. 616-957-1580

Minnesota

Linnaeus Arboretum and Gardens

Gustavus Adolphus College

St Peter, MN 56082

ph. 507-933-7324

Mississippi

Mynelle Gardens

4736 Clinton Blvd

Jackson, MS 39209

ph. 601-960-1894

Missouri

Missouri Botanical Garden

St Louis, MO 63166

ph. 314-577-5100

Powell Gardens

1609 NW U.S. Highway 50

Kingsville, MO 64061

ph. 816-697-2600

Nebraska

Omaha Botanical Gardens

Omaha, NE 68124

ph. 402-346-4002

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden

1340 N. 17th Street

Lincoln, NE 68588

ph. 402-472-2679

Nevada

Desert Demonstration Gardens

1001 South Valley View Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89153

ph. 702-258-3205

May Botanical Garden

1502 Washington Street

Reno, NV 89503

ph. 702-785-4153

New Jersey

New Jersey State Botanical Garden

Ringwood, NJ 07456

ph. 201-962-7527

Somerset County Botanical Garden

11 Layton Road

Far Hills, NJ 07931

ph. 908-234-2677

New Mexico

Rio Grande Botanic Garden

903 10th Street, SW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

ph. 505-764-6200

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Santa Fe, NM 87502

ph. 505-438-1684

New York

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

1000 Washington Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11225

ph. 718-622-4433

Buffalo-Erie County Botanical Garden

2655 South Park Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14218

ph. 716-827-1584

Cornell Plantations

One Plantations Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

ph. 607-255-3020

Highland Botanical Park

180 Reservoir Avenue

Rochester, NY 14620

ph. 716-256-4967

New York Botanical Garden

Bronx, NY 10458

ph. 718-817-8700

Oceanside Botanical Garden

3160 Skillman Avenue

Oceanside, NY 11572

ph. 516-678-8568

Quaker Hill Garden

Pawling, NY 12564

ph. 914-855-1531

Queens Botanical Garden

43-50 Main Street

Flushing, NY 11355

ph. 718-886-3800

Staten Island Botanical Garden

1000 Richmond Terrace

Staten Island, NY 10301

ph. 718-273-8200

Wave Hill Botanical Garden

675 W. 252nd Street

Bronx, NY 10471

ph. 718-549-3200

North Carolina

Asheville Botanical Gardens

151 W. T. Weaver Blvd

Asheville, NC 28804

ph. 704-252-5190

Cape Fear Botanical Garden

Fayetteville, NC 28305

ph. 910-486-0221

Charlotte Botanical Garden

1800 Continental Blvd

Charlotte, NC 28273

ph. 704-331-5566

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

6500 S. New Hope Road

Belmont, NC 28012

ph. 704-825-4490

Duke Gardens

Duke University

Durham, NC 27708

ph. 919-684-3698

North Carolina Botanical Garden

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

ph. 919-962-0522

Ohio

Cincinnati Botanical Garden

3400 Vine Street

Cincinnati, OH 45220

ph. 513-559-7734

Cleveland Botanical Garden

11030 East Blvd

Cleveland, OH 44106

ph. 216-721-1600

Franklin Park Botanical Garden

1777 E. Broad Street

Columbus, OH 43203

ph. 614-645-8733

Schoepfle Garden

12882 Diagonal Road

La Grange, OH 44050

ph. 216-965-7237

Toledo Botanical Garden

5403 Elmer Drive

Toledo, OH 43615

ph. 419-936-2986

Oklahoma

Lendonwood Gardens

1308 W. 13th Street

Grove, OK 74345

ph. 918-786-2281

Myriad Botanical Gardens

100 Myriad Gardens

Oklahoma City, OK 73102

ph. 405-297-3995

Oklahoma Botanical Garden

Oklahoma State University

360 Agriculture Hall

Stillwater, OK 74078

ph. 405-744-5414

Oregon

Berry Botanic Garden

11505 SW Summerville Avenue

Portland, OR 97219

ph. 503-636-4112

Leach Botanical Garden

6704 SE 122nd Avenue

Portland, OR 97236

ph. 503-761-9503

Pennsylvania

Erie Zoological Society

423 W. 38th Street

Erie, PA 16508

ph. 814-864-4091

Henry Foundation for Botanical Research

801 Stony Lane

Gladwyne, PA 19035

ph. 610-525-2037

Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA 15206

ph. 412-826-0626

Jenkins Arboretum and Botanical Garden

631 Berwyn-Baptist Road

Devon, PA 19333

ph. 610-647-8870

Longwood Gardens

Kennett Square, PA 19348

ph. 610-388-1000

Muhlenberg College Botanical Garden

2400 Chew Street

Allentown, PA 18104

ph. 610-821-3258

Phipps Conservatory

One Schenley Park

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

ph. 412-622-6915

Rodef Shalom Botanical Garden

4905 Fifth Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

ph. 412-621-6566

South Carolina

Kalmia Gardens

Coker College

1624 West Carolina Avenue

Hartsville, SC 29550

ph. 803-383-8145

Riverbanks Botanical Garden

Columbia, SC 29202

ph. 803-779-8717

South Carolina Botanical Garden

Clemson University

103 Lehotsky Hall

Clemson, SC 29634

ph. 803-656-3405

South Dakota

Great Plains Native Plant Society

Hot Springs, SD 57747

ph. 605-745-3397

Tennessee

Cheekwood Botanical Garden

1200 Forrest Park Drive

Nashville, TN 37205

ph. 615-353-2148

Memphis Botanic Garden

750 Cherry Road

Memphis, TN 38117

ph. 901-685-1566

Reflection Riding Botanical Garden

400 Garden Road

Chattanooga, TN 37419

ph. 423-821-9582

Texas

Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens

8545 S. Staples Street

Corpus Christi, TX 78413

ph. 512-852-2100

Dallas Arboretum and Botanic Garden

8617 Garland Road

Dallas, TX 75218

ph. 214-327-8263

Dallas Horticulture Center

Dallas, TX 75315

ph. 214-428-7476

Fort Worth Botanic Garden

3220 Botanic Garden Blvd

Fort Worth, TX 76107

ph. 817-871-7686

Heard Natural Science Center

One Nature Place

McKinney, TX 75069

ph. 972-562-5566

Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens

22306 Aldine-Westfield Road

Humble, TX 77338

ph. 281-443-8731

San Antonio Botanical Garden

555 Funston Place

San Antonio, TX 78209

ph. 210-821-5143

Utah

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum

University of Utah

18-A de Trobriand Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84113

ph. 801-581-5322

Utah Botanical Center

Utah State University

Logan, UT 84322

ph. 801-797-1984

Utah State University Botanical Garden

1817 North Main

Farmington, UT 84025

ph. 801-451-3204

Vermont

New England Tropical Conservatory

Bennington, VT 05201

ph. 413-458-5336

Virginia

James Madison University Botanical Garden

Harrisonburg, VA 22807

ph. 540-568-6906

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

1800 Lakeside Avenue

Richmond, VA 23228

ph. 804-262-9887

Norfolk Botanical Garden

Azalea Garden Road

Norfolk, VA 23518

ph. 757-441-5830

Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden

Saunders Hall

Blacksburg, VA 24061

ph. 540-231-5783

Winkler Botanical Preserve

4900 Seminary Road

Alexandria, VA 22311

ph. 703-578-7888

Washington

Lakewold Gardens

12317 Gravelly Lake Drive, SW

Tacoma, WA 98498

ph. 206-584-4106

Seymour Botanical Conservatory

316 South G Street

Tacoma, WA 98405

ph. 206-591-5330

Yakima Arboretum and Botanical Garden

1401 Arboretum Drive

Yakima, WA 98901

Wisconsin

Boerner Botanical Gardens

5879 S. 92nd Street

Hales Corners, WI 53130

ph. 414-425-1131

Green Bay Botanical Garden

2600 Larsen Road

Green Bay, WI 54307

ph. 414-490-9457

Olbrich Botanical Gardens

3330 Atwood Avenue

Madison, WI 53704

ph. 608-246-4551

Wyoming

Cheyenne Botanic Garden

710 S. Lions Park Drive

Cheyenne, WY 82001

ph. 307-637-6458

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