MICHIGAN
Fernwood Botanic Garden
13988 Range Line Road, Niles, MI 49120
Tel: 616-695-6491
Located on the St. Joseph River, Fernwood includes 105
acres; 25-30 acres are a nature preserve that has been
relatively undisturbed for 50 years. Includes native
prairie, butterfly, and hummingbird garden, butterfly
larvae garden (host plants) and 10 acres of old pasture.
Diverse plant communities include upland forest, wetland
forest, a fern trail and woodland plants.
Rain Gardens of West Michigan
West Michigan Environmental Action Council
1514 Wealthy SE Suite 280, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Tel: 616-451-3051 ext.29 Fax: 616-451-3054
Web: www.raingardens.org
(See also www.wmeac.org )
E-mail: patricia@raingardens.org
Wildflower Association of
Michigan
3853 Farrell Road, Hastings, MI 49058
Tel: 616-948-2496
E-mail: marjif@iserv.net
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
University of Minnesota
3675 Arboretum Drive, Chanhassen, MN 55317-0039
Tel: 612-443-2460
The arboretum's 935 acres include eight native environments
comprising maple and basswood forests, restored prairie,
oak savanna, ponds, tamarack bog, streams and fields.
Wildflowers bloom mid-April though beginning of June.
Prairie wildflowers are best mid-July to late September.
Minnesota Native Plant Society
220 Biological Science Center, University of Minnesota
1445 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Contact: Gary Perrault
Tel: 651-773-9207
www.stolaf.edu/depts/biology/mnps
E-mail: mnps@altavista.net
Publications: quarterly newsletter, regional wildflower
guide.
Prairie Wetlands Learning
Center
Box 23, Fergus Falls, MN 56538
Tel: 218-736-0938
www.fws.gov/r3pao/wmd/index.html
Dedicated to public education about the wetlands and
prairie of the Prairie Pothole Region. Nature walks,
workshops.
MISSISSIPPI
The Crosby Arboretum
Mississippi St. University, 370 Ridge Rd., P.O. Box
1639, Picayune, MS 39466
Tel: 601/799-2311 Fax: 601/799-2372
E-mail: www.msstate.edu/dept/crec/camain.html
Arboretum displaying native species of Mississippi.
Mississippi Native Plant
Society
111 North Jefferson Street, Jackson, MS 39201
Tel: 601-354-7303
Mynelle Gardens
4736 Clinton Blvd., Jackson, MS 39209-2402
Tel: 601-960-1894
Former private property and gardens opened to public
in 1973. Includes an island, bridged to the grounds,
and two houses from original landowners. Wildlife sanctuary
and songbird haven.
MISSOURI
Louisiana Native Plant Society
R.R. 1, Box 151, Saline, LA 71070
Louisiana Project Wildflower
Lafayette Natural History Museum
637 Girard Park Drive, Lafayette, LA 70504
MONTANA
Montana Arboretum & Gardens
Montana State University, W. College Ave. and S. 11th
Ave., Bozeman, MT 59717
Tel: 406-994-5048
Small arboretum on campus includes native plants from
north Rocky Mountain region. Many established large
specimens. Xeriscape garden. Many native plants from
plains and drier areas of the state.
Montana Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 8783, Missoula, MT 59807-8783
www.umt.edu/mnps
NEBRASKA
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard
University
125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3519
Tel: 617-524-1718
A living museum dedicated to the study and appreciation
of woody plants; 265 acres with 14,000 trees, shrubs,
and vines, each scientifically documented and available
for research or teaching. Large selection of classes
related to native gardens.
Conway School of Landscape Design
46 Delabarre Avenue, Conway, MA 01341-0719
Tel: 413-369-4044
E-mail: info@csld.edu
Offers courses in environmentally sound landscaping
planning and design using native plants.
NEVADA
Desert Demonstration Gardens
3701 W. Alta Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89153
Tel: 702-258-3205
www.lvvwd.com/html/spec_proj_gardens.html
The Desert Demonstration Gardens were founded in 1982
as the Kiwanis Water Conservation Park, then renovated
in 1990 and renamed. Dedicated to water conservation
through education and demonstration of water-efficient
landscaping.
Mojave Native Plant Society
8180 Placid Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89123
Northern Nevada Native Plant
Society
P.O. Box 8965 Reno, NV 89507-8965
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