Certified Public Gardens

Check out the public gardens in your area that are designated as a Certified Wildlife Habitat® by the National Wildlife Federation. These gardens provide wildlife gardeners with ideas for layered native plantings, unique habitat features, and a multitude of native plant inspirations. For fun activities, discounts, and promotions be sure to visit annually on National Public Gardens’ Day, historically the Friday before Mother’s Day weekend.

Once known for exotic plant collections, botanical gardens around the country are increasingly promoting and displaying native species and implementing extensive land and wildlife conservation practices. Read more about how public gardens are promoting native plants in the National Wildlife® article, "Broader Role for Botanical Gardens."

Alabama

• Birmingham Botanical Gardens
• Donald E Davis Arboretum - Auburn University
• Huntsville Botanical Garden

Alaska

• Georgeson Botanical Garden - University of Alaska Fairbanks

Arizona

• The Arboretum at Flagstaff
• Tucson Botanical Gardens

Arkansas

• Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

California

• Clovis Botanical Garden
• Dunsmuir Botanical Garden
• Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden
• Pleasant Valley Historical Society – Charles L. Honn Botanical Garden & Gazebo
• San Diego Botanic Garden

Colorado

• Denver Botanic Gardens - Chatfield Farms
• Denver Zoo Pollinator Pathway (200,000th Certified Wildlife Habitat)

Delaware

• University of Delaware Botanic Gardens

Florida

• Plantation Botanical Garden - City of Plantation
• Robert J Huckshorn Arboretum
• Selby Botanical Gardens
• Stranahan Botanical Garden

Georgia

• Atlanta Botanical Garden
• Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center – Ethnobotanic Gardens
• Savannah Botanical Gardens
• Smyrna Arboretum
• The Hart County Botanical Garden

Indiana

• Clegg Botanical Garden
• Ghurye Arboretum - Sycamore Land Trust

Iowa

• Iowa Arboretum

Kentucky

• The Arboretum - State Botanic Garden of Kentucky

Louisiana

• LSU Hilltop Arboretum

Maryland

• Brookside Gardens
• HP Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens
• Mt Washington Arboretum

Massachusetts

• Berkshire Botanical Garden

Michigan

• For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum
• Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nicholos Arboretum
• Tomlinson Arboretum

Minnesota

• Northland Arboretum

Missouri

• Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Whitmire Wildflower Garden and Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden
• Powell Gardens

New Jersey

• Cora Hartshorn Arboretum
• Reeves-Reed Arboretum
• The Thielke Arboretum
• UUCCH Arboretum

New York

• Bailey Arboretum
• George Landis Arboretum
• Narrow Botanical Garden

North Carolina

• Arboretum at Tanglewood
• Brunswick County Botanical Garden
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden
• JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University
• Nash County Arboretum
• New Hanover County Extension Arboretum
• Pitt County Arboretum
• The Outer Banks Arboretum and Teaching Garden

Ohio

• Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens - The Ohio State University
• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
• Cleveland Botanical Garden
• Cox Arboretum MetroPark
• Dawes Arboretum

Pennsylvania

• Althouse Arboretum
• Merion Botanical Park
• Pleasant Hills Arboretum
• Rhoneymeade Arboretum
• Tanger Arboretum

South Carolina

• South Carolina Botanical Garden

South Dakota

• Pierre Native Plant Arboretum

Tennessee

• Drummonds Park Arboretum

Texas

• East Texas Arboretum & Botanical Society
• Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Virginia

• Norfolk Botanical Garden
• Old City Cemetery Museums & Arboretum
• The Edith J Carrier Arboretum - James Madison University

Washington

• Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens
• Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
• Wildlife Botanical Gardens

Washington, District of Columbia

• United States Botanic Garden (100,000th Certified Wildlife Habitat)
• Smithsonian Gardens

Wisconsin

• The Harmony Arboretum