Oak Hill
Designed by landscape architect Robert Cridland, the gardens surrounding Martha Berry's home at Oak Hill range from formal garden rooms to woodlands ablaze in spring blossoms.
Kalmia Gardens
A beautiful blend of well-tended gardens and natural woodlands on a high bluff at Coker College, Kalmia Gardens provides both botanical and geologic surprises.
Aldridge Botanical Gardens
With a parade of blooms for every season, Aldridge Botanical Gardens south of Birmingham features one of the top collections of hydrangeas in the Southeast, a legacy to the family that propagated and patented the Snowflake hydrangea.
Huntsville Botanical Garden
Home to the National Trillium Collection, this mosaic of woodland gardens and formal spaces provide a natural contrast to the adjoining NASA facilities in Alabama's own "Rocket City."
Glimpsing Iowa's Prairie Past
At Dubuque Arboretum, the Iowa tallgrass prairie habitat is a small but compelling corner of the 56-acre complex, a symphony of colors and textures in summer.