Tower Hill Botanic Garden
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The Tower Hill Botanic Garden, in Boylston, Massachusetts, USA, is a 132 acre (534,000 m²) botanical garden with spectacular views of Mount Wachusett and the Wachusett Reservoir. It was founded in 1986 by the Worcester County Horticultural Society and scheduled to be fully complete in 2040.
Although still a new garden, Tower Hill already contains a number of interesting collections. The Frank L. Harrington Sr. Orchard displays 238 trees of 119 pre-20th century apple varieties. The Lawn Garden is a grassy sward bordered by 350 species and varieties of trees and shrubs, underplanted with sweeps of peonies, day lilies, Siberian iris, and ground covers. The Secret Garden contains a double pergola, fountain, garden pool, statuary, and wide variety of grasses, perennials and annuals. The Cottage Garden is a collection of annuals, perennials and woody plants. The Vegetable Garden contains unusual vegetables and annuals. The new Orangerie is a 4,000 square foot (370 m²) greenhouse in the 18th century style.
