Wellesley College Botanic Gardens

The Wellesley College Botanic Gardens are free and open to the public. The Alexandra Botanic Garden contains specimen trees and shrubs from around the world in a picturesqe landscape. A tiny brook winds through the garden from a waterfall to Paramecium Pond. The H. H. Hunnewell Arboretum has several different habitats, including a maple swamp, meadow, and fragments of different forest types, with mostly native species. To explore the flora of other climates, visit the Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses, with 13 glasshouses containing plant life from the deserts of Mexico and Africa to the rainforests of Malaysia and Brazil. Seasonal displays combine with permanent collections to present an ever-changing immersion in the world of plant life.