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Botanical Gardens

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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LA | MA | ME | MD | MI | MN | MO | MS | MT | NC | ND | NE | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY
OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY

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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