Heritage Garden and Botanical Collection Tours

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Heritage Garden Self-Guided Tours *NEW* 

Many of the garden’s most memorable trees and shrubs were collected by Joseph Shipley and members of the Bringhurst family between 1851 and around 1920. QR-coded labels at the base of these plants offer additional information and can be explored with your smartphone at your own pace. Stop in the museum office during open hours to pick up your complimentary map of the six-acre Heritage Garden surrounding this historic villa. All ages. Always FREE 

Stop in to get your Heritage Garden Map
Mon-Sat| 10 am-4 pm
Sun | 12-4 pm
  1. Sat Apr. 15

    Growing at Rockwood: The Grand Garden Tour Join Rockwood staff for a tour of the estate’s 170-year-old gardens. Highlights include Rockwood’s original 1850s pleasure garden, the modern apothecary garden, one of America’s oldest attached conservatories, and much more.
  2. Sun May 14

    Growing at Rockwood: The Grand Garden Tour Join Rockwood staff for a tour of the estate’s 170-year-old gardens. Highlights include Rockwood’s original 1850s pleasure garden, the modern apothecary garden, one of America’s oldest attached conservatories, and much more.
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