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Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Plants, plants and more plants
Customers of Verc Car Rentals Kenosha will find a wide variety of plants on display in each of Tower Hill’s distinct gardens. Popular sub-gardens at Tower Hill include The Lawn Garden, The Secret Garden and the Cottage Garden. Inside the Frank L Harrington Sr. Orchard, customers of Verc Car Rentals Kenosha will find more than 238 trees, including more than 118 pre-20th century apply varieties. The Orangerie, which features a stylized greenhouse, is Tower Hill’s primary winter display facility, which means that it houses hundreds of sub-tropic plants and blooming bulbs. There is currently over a dozen completed gardens at the Tower Hill facility, and this number is expected to nearly triple before the entire project is completed in 2040
Educate yourself during a visit to Tower Hill
Customers of Verc Car Rentals Kenosha are encouraged to drop by the Stoddard Education and Visitors Center as part of their upcoming visit to the Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Named in honor of the Stoddard Family of Worcester, notable philanthropists in the local cultural community, the education and visitors center is the main center of orientation at the garden. Opened in 1994, the education and visitors center is home to a 100 seat theater, the third oldest horticultural library in the nation, the Twigs Cafe and the Tower Hill Gift Shop.
Exercise your green thumb at home
Want to bring a little piece of the Tower Hill Botanic Garden home in your car rentals Kenosha vehicle? Then don’t forget to stop at the Tower Hill Gift Shop to pick up a few essential supplies. Whether you’re looking for a specialized gardening tool, informative books or decorative items, the Gift Shop is sure to have exactly what you’re looking for. Popular items include educational toys, stationary, potted plants and bird houses. Gourmet foods are also available, along with stationary and gift items.
Get your hands dirty
Customers of Verc Car Rentals Kenosha can really get their hands dirty at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden, thanks to special horticultural classes that are offered by the New England School of Gardening. The ongoing adult education classes ad programs including workshops, lectures and demonstrations. Customers of Verc Car Rentals Kenosha can also enjoy symposia at the garden, as well as regularly plant trips and tours of other local gardens. If you would like to learn more about classes at the New England School of Gardening, please call the Education Department at 508-869-6111 extension 124. Customers of Kenosha Car Rentals can also send an email to registrar@towerhillbg.org for more details.
Visitor information
The Tower Hill Botanic Garden is open from 10am to 5pm Tuesdays through Sundays and on holiday Mondays. Customers of Verc Car Rentals Kenosha can easily access the garden from all major routes throughout the northeastern USA and New England. The garden is located in central Massachusetts, 10 miles northeast of Worcester. From I-290, take exit 24 onto Church Street. Continue for three miles until you reach Boylston. Entrance to the Tower Hill Botanic Garden will be on your right, marked by a dark red sign. Parking at the garden is always free. For more information on garden facilities and upcoming events, please visit the official Tower Hill Botanic Garden website at www.towerhillbg.org.
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