Dorsets-N-Daylilies Zanesville

Kirsten Hatfield and her family maintain five acres of display and botanical gardens featuring over 2,300 hosta and 1,500 daylily varieties along with other perennials, conifers, shade, and ornamental trees. Hosta and daylilies are available for purchase. Kirsten will be happy to dig them on Friday afternoon. Website: www.dorsetsndaylilies.com/daylilies/

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Gale Garden Zanesville

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Gale Garden is a serene green space in an historic residential community for resting the weary body and renewing the harried mind and spirit. The garden is located in the McIntire Historic District of Zanesville with access from Charles Street off of Sunset Avenue, one block south of Adair and two bocks west of Maple Avenue. The area now included in the Gale Garden was a farm pasture in the early 1800s and then a truck farm for vegetables. The property was purchased by Kenneth and Jane Gale in 1938 and turned into a retreat behind their home and garden. In 2005, the Gale family proposed donating the one-acre lot to the community as a public garden. The property was transferred to the Mission Oaks Foundation and then in 2010, it was transferred to the Muskingum Valley Park District. Through the efforts of many individuals, companies, and organizations, the garden has been transformed into a beautiful place for people to relax and visit while enjoying the varied collection of rare and unique plants in a woodland setting. Website: www.missionoaksgardens.org/Zanesville-Community-Gardens/

The garden contains over 200 varieties of hosta. See the listing on their web site.

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Gentry Garden Zanesville

The Gentrys have planted an urban garden in Zanesville’s historical district. Walls and iron fencing define a garden with flowering trees and shrubs, hosta, perennials, and many pots overflowing with annuals. Gentry garden is adjacent to the Gale Garden.

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Mission Oaks Zanesville

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Mission Oaks Gardens is a beautiful urban garden located in Zanesville, Ohio. It exists quietly and virtually undetectable from the street in a residential neighborhood. More than seven acres of gardens showcase hundreds of rare and unusual plants including a collection of azaleas, rhododendrons, magnolias, and conifers. Perennials, annuals, and wildflowers fill the gardens year round. The gardens also feature two waterfalls, a natural bog, perennial garden, walking paths, creek, gazebo, and one of the most renowned conifer gardens in the state. The nearly two acre conifer garden displays over 300 trees, many of which are not native to North America. These trees represent more than 90 species within more than 50 genera. In 2010 Mission Oaks Gardens was acquired by the Muskingum Valley Park District through the NRAC Clean Ohio Fund to ensure the preservation of these exceptional gardens for the enjoyment and education of many generations to come. We look forward to seeing you at Mission Oaks Gardens.

Web Site: www.missionoaksgardens.org

Photos used with permission of Mission Oaks Gardens