Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden
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| Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden | |
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 Talcott Greenhouse | |
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| Website | Official website |
The Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States, encompasses the Mount Holyoke College campus, an arboretum, numerous gardens, and the Talcott Greenhouse. It was first designated a botanical garden in 1878, with guidance from Lydia Shattuck, professor of botany. The construction of the Talcott Greenhouse complex, which houses the Botanic Garden's collection of non-hardy plants, began in 1896, after the original greenhouse was destroyed by fire, and was completed in 1899.[1]
The Botanic Garden serves as an outdoor teaching laboratory as well as a place to arrange and display plants on campus.[2] The Talcott Greenhouse maintains a permanent collection in addition to space for research and teaching purposes.
- Class of 1904 Garden - herbaceous perennials[3]
- Drue Matthews Garden - alpine and rock garden plants[4]
- Virginia "Timmy" Craig '31 Rhododendron Garden - rhododendrons and other woodland plants native to Eastern North America and Eastern Asia[5]
- Bullard Garden (Chapel Garden) - trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials
- Ciruti Center Courtyard - Shade-loving plants such as Ilex (hollies), Hosta, Helleborus and Hydrangea
- Willits-Hallowell Center Courtyard
- Heckel Staircase Garden - perennials and dwarf evergreens[6]
Traditions
Gallery
Interior of the greenhouse.
Succulent display.
Talcott Greenhouse at Mount Holyoke
Various cacti.
Tulips displayed during a flower show.
