Collections: The Conifer Garden

We have one of the finest conifer gardens in the northeastern United States.  Separated from the main acreage of the arboretum by Brookdale Road, it is tucked away and sometimes overlooked.

More and more gardeners are looking to conifers, especially the slow growing varieties, as a solution to low maintenance, good-looking gardens.  They look great when shrubs, perennials and bulbs are interspersed to give seasonal interest.  Conifers are used to provide the backbone of the garden plan.  They provide the basic structure with many differing shapes that are there year round.  They can be conical, columnar, flat-topped or rounded.  They excel in the landscape wherever fine textured masses of foliage are desired.  Dwarf and slow growing conifers have the added attraction of staying in scale with the rest of their surroundings for many years.

Visit our conifer garden for yourself to see the wonderful diversity of forms and colors these plants provide.