The Holden Arboretum is an outdoor living museum on 3,600 acres that promotes the beauty and importance of trees and other woody plants. The grounds feature over 20 miles of trails that lead you through cultivated gardens and native forests. The Arboretum also features the Murch Canopy Walk, an elevated walkway 65 feet above the forest floor, and the Kalberer Family Emergent Tower, a wooden tower that rises 120 feet above the forest floor for breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. The Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden make up Holden Forests & Gardens, which is making a positive impact in the region through urban greening and forestry initiatives, environmental research, educational programs, and world-class visitor experiences to its two campuses
Arbor Day
Mother’s Day Tea at Lantern Court | May 12
Treat your mother to high tea at Lantern Court and a tour of this elegant Georgian Estate, then stroll through the Lantern Court gardens at your leisure. Ticket price also includes admission to the Arboretum for the day, giving you the chance to explore the gardens at the peak of spring bloom with your family.
Phys-Fest 2 | July 15 – 19
The Arboretum will host a plant eco-physiologist training program focusing on canopy research and promoting collaboration, interactions and networking among those in the field. Click here to learn more.
Summer Camps
Adventures abound at Holden Forests & Gardens’ nature-based summer camps, available for children in kindergarten through high school at two campuses: Cleveland Botanical Garden and the Holden Arboretum.
Spring Blooms Tours At The Leach Research Station | May 13
Visit one of our horticultural gems, the David G. Leach Research Station in Madison, Ohio. Meander among gorgeous rhododendrons and other specialty plants in a woodland setting. The Leach Research Station is not open to the public at other times of the year, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to look behind the scenes and see new rhododendron hybrids bred for future introduction.
Get Outdoors and Take Your Vitamin N: Lecture with Richard Louv | May 4
Richard Louv, bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods: The Nature-Deficit Disorder and Vitamin N: A Practical Guide for Creating a Nature-Rich Life, offers his insights on the importance of nature in the lives of the young and old. This lecture will be held at the Cleveland Botanical Garden.
Green Corps Youth Jobs
Applications are now being accepted for students interested in working on Holden Forests & Gardens Green Corps urban farms this summer. Learn agriculture, customer service, sales and outreach sales while earning a salary. Download an application.