16711 Pearl Rd
(on Rt 42... 1 1/2 M. south of
Rt.82)
Strongsville, Ohio 44136-6048
Tel (440) 238-6653
An Open Green Space Preservation Land Trust
Updated November 15, 2008
The purpose of this site is to tell
you
a little about the Gardenview Horticultural Park and how to get here.
The grounds consist of 16
acres... 6
acres of English Cottage Gardens (made up of all kinds of
extremely choice, uncommon and
rare
plants, with special emphasis on plants with
variegated, golden, silver, or
colored
foliage) and a 10 acre arboretum. There are numerous
individual gardens; of various
shapes
and sizes; fitting together, like a jig-saw puzzle, into
one glorious, overall picture.
The Arboretum
contains 2000 flowering trees, under planted with
countless thousands of
daffodils.
The flowering season begins
about mid-February
and lasts until at least the end of October.
The Gardenview
Horticultural Park is
a unique public garden for several reasons
large Endowment Fund with which to maintain it as a public garden. It was
created by an individual who had no money; and who was inspired by the fabulous
gardens in England and wished to create such a magnificent public garden here
2.The emphasis at Gardenview is not upon providing lavish and opulent spectacle of
architectural features. Instead the emphasis is upon extremely choice, rare and
unusual plants... primarily those with variegated, golden or silver foliage... combined
into attractive garden settings; in a natural, casual, cottage-garden style... something
which looks like it might just have happened by itself. Indeed; some visitors assume
that it did just happen all by itself.
3. The purpose of Gardenview is
a. To provide enjoyment to its visitors and to inspire them to use the ideas
they might have gotten here in their own gardens.
b. To collect and exhibit choice and unusual plants which are seldom
seen in this country.
Gardenview began during
the winter of
1949; with the purchase of 16 acres of snow-covered
vacant land. Unfortunately; when the snow melted in the
Spring,
the land turned out to be a
blue clay marsh completely covered with blackberry brambles and weeds;
totally unsuited
for use as a garden.
For the next 45 years; with hardly any money to work with, and only one
person to
For the past 10 years; because of lack of funds; the entire 16 acres
are
still maintained
do the work; it was transformed into the magnificent, world-renowned
public
Horticultural Park
which exists today; an accomplishment nothing short of miraculous.
There
are presently 6 acres
of gardens and a 10 acre arboretum containing, among other things, 500
varieties of flowering
crabapples under planted with daffodils.
by two unpaid volunteers.
charge for those who did not wish to take out a membership. An Endowment Fund is being
built up; the income of which would be used to hire the help needed to maintain the grounds
in the condition in which they should be kept. Contributions to the Endowment Fund would be
most welcome since Gardenview will not be able to exist forever without an adequate Endowment
If there will not be enough money available, from Endowment Fund Income, to hire the people needed
to maintain the gardens; things already here would have to be eliminated and the grounds would then
be maintained as open green space or as open woodland. What the grounds will look like in the future
depends entirely upon the size of the Endowment Fund. They will continue forever as some kind of
open green space and can never be used for Industrial, Commercial or Residential development.
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Hours of
Visitation
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Members and groups any time
, by appointment
Annual Membership from $25.00
Non-members- Saturday &
Sunday- Noon
to 6 PM
Other times by appointment
April -October 15
Adults- $5.00
Children- $3.00
How to get to Gardenview Horticultural Park
By I-71
Get off I-7l at Rt 82. Go 1
mile WEST
on Rt 82 to Rt 42. Turn LEFT on Rt 42
and go about 1/2 miles SOUTH to
Gardenview
on your left.
Watch for the black wooden wall
across
the front, on your left.
OR
Get off 1-71 at Rt 42 and go
approximately
3 miles SOUTH to Gardenview
on your left. Watch for the
black wooden
wall across the front, on your left.
By Ohio Turnpike
Get off the Turnpike
at Rt 42 and
go SOUTH approximately 2miles to Gardenview
on your left. Watch for the
black wooden
wall across the front; on your left.
What is happening now
Things start to bloom about
mid-February.
Every two weeks, or so,
there is something different in
bloom,
until the end of October.
Get Involved
As a non-profit, tax-exempt
institution;
the Gardenview Horticultural Park can only
continue to exist if there are
enough
people who appreciate it enough to support
if financially; and in any
other way
in which they can help. You can help
in any of the following ways.
2. Contribute to the Endowment Fund
3. Volunteer to help develop, or to maintain the gardens and grounds.
4. Donate materials needed; such as equipment, mulch, peat moss fertilizer
sand, stone, bricks, garden benches, top soil, lumber, building supplies, etc.
5. Anything else you are able to do.
If you have comments or
suggestions,
email us atgrhp@raex.com
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