Crozer Arboretum, now the Crozer Garden, is a 12-acre (49,000 m2) arboretum and garden park located at 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Upland, Pennsylvania. The grounds are open daily; admission is free.
The park was formerly the campus of the Crozer Theological Seminary,[1] the buildings of the seminary are currently used as office space by the Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The arboretum features large specimen trees dating from the mid-19th century, more than 1,400 rhododendrons,[2] native herbaceous plants and shrubs, lawns, two ponds, natural springs, and walkways. The campus also features the 10-acre (40,000 m2) Leona Gold Garden and Crozer Greenhouse.
Notes edit
- ^ Bennett 1999, p. 116.
- ^ Spencer 2006, p. 351.
References edit
- Spencer, Thomas S. (2006). Gardens Across America: East of the Mississippi. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781589791022.
- Bennett, Paul (1999). Garden Lover's Guide to the Northeast. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568981635.
- The Morton Register of Arboreta
- GardenVisit entry (with photographs)
- Dave's Garden entry