Cox Arboretum, located in Dayton, Ohio, is part of the Five Rivers Metropark. It was founded in 1962, when the Cox family donated their property to create an arboretum.
Cox Arboretum covers 160 acres, and features 19 gardens. These include a water garden, rock garden, clematis arbor, a children's maze, conifer collection, and an Edible Landscape garden, which in the spring is especially pretty with its blooms of tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils.
For those who like to hike, there are plenty of trails. You may want to bring a lunch and picnic in one of the pretty gazebos. If you're lucky, you might get to meet Zipp, the working Border Collie, who works diligently to chase away the Canadian geese.
The arboretum is open daily from 8 AM to 8 PM. Admission is free.
the edible garden sounds fascinating--i should have looked into the poison part before planting the climbing jasmine i have---didn't know how dangerous it was-!
ReplyDeleteHopefully you don't have any pets that might get into it!
Deleteno--but now we are very careful when getting the mail--since it is almost covering my mailbox!
DeleteSherry, it is very lovely! I'm glad the land was preserved for the family!
ReplyDeleteI think it was very thoughtful of the family to donate their land to the park for this use. Sometimes I wish I had land to do that with.
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