Located left as you come in the driveway. Next to the road.
The Klemwood Garden
In 1990, the Klemwood Garden Club, a Federated Garden Club, agreed to design, plant, and maintain a garden in the newly dedicated Webster Arboretum. The mission of the Club includes encouraging civic beautification and promoting garden therapy. The
garden aligns with the purpose of the Arboretum to provide a place to learn about and experience horticulture within the serene park-like setting.
In the garden we have incorporated trees, shrubs, bulbs in addition to shade and sun-loving perennials tocreate a beautiful place to stop and take a breath for all that visit the Arboretum. For more information about the Klemwood Garen Club contact Pat Shurn Thompson, President at pshu1@aol.com.
Located in front of the Curry Building, in the lawn.
Country Gardeners of Webster
Blossoms of white, yellow and blue dot the Town Colors Garden, proudly planted and maintained by the Village Manor Garden Club for 12 years. This garden is in front and center of the Curry Building. The club is a member of the 7th District Federated Garden Clubs of NY. It has 13 active members who enjoy visiting gardens both near and far, having lunch together, and attending lectures featuring blossoms, birds, and other outdoor themes.
In 2011, the Country Gardeners of Webster agreed to tend this garden. Previously, this club maintained the Fragrance Garden, planted in honor of a past member who designed the garden – Shirley Miller. This garden was lost when the Curry Building expanded. The club is a member of the 7th District Federated Garden Clubs of NY and has 28 active members, with room for only one or two more. For more information contact Carol Swallow-Wilson at cswallow67@gmail.com.
Located directly next to our parking lot, next to the sidewalk
Mill Creek Garden Club
The Mill Creek Garden Club was founded in 1993. In 1994, the club established a pink-and-blue themed garden at the Webster Arboretum. In 1997/98 the garden was
completely redesigned and expanded as a habitat attractive to hummingbirds. In 2013, to commemorate their 20th anniversary, the club commissioned the installation of a brick walkway that meanders through the Arboretum Gardens. Mill Creek Gardeners provide and maintain all plant material for our garden at the Arboretum. We strive, not only to increase our knowledge of gardening, but to enjoy ourselves along the way.
The Mill Creek Garden Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 pm from September through June. The location of the meeting depends on the program. If you are interested in joining the MCGC, or would like to attend a meeting, please contact
Judy Soper at 585-748-1576 or Maryjean Yengo at
585-645-5155.
Located between the Herb Garden and the side patio.
The Dahlia Garden
The stunning dahlia garden is planted and maintained yearly by the Rochester Dahlia Society.
The garden boasts numerous varieties of dahlias and cultivars. Most are labeled for informational and tracking purposes. Dahlias come in a variety of colors and forms. You will find the large “dinner-plate” size dahlias to the tiny ball dahlias, with all varieties in-between. From a single color to variegated to blends, this stunning garden displays the full range of colors of the dahlia.
Best Time for Blooms: Dahlias start to bloom in June and reach their peak color in August and September and will continue to bloom until frost. The garden attracts hundreds of visitors each year, including artists, photographers, and flower lovers of all ages. In addition to attracting a wide variety of insects and butterflies, you will witness migrating monarchs in September and October feeding on dahlias. You can find a shady spot to sit under the gazebo.
Check out the Rochester Dahlia Society:
https://www.rochesterdahlias.org/
Located directly next to our parking lot
Herb Garden
The Harrison Herb Garden was originally developed in 1998 and is organized into five pods surrounding a sacred garden. The garden was designed in the shape of a flower and is maintained by Beverly Gibson, a certified arborist and Master Gardener who spent a year researching the plan and implemented the design with the help of Alana Miller.
The plants are separated into groups based on their uses. The six beds are designated as culinary, medicinal, fragrance, Native American and dyes, with a sacred garden at the center. “Herb” is a loose term; if any part of a plant can be used, it is considered an herb. Generally speaking, herbs come from a plant that dies back in winter and is valued for a specific use. Generally, we think of using the leaves, but we can also use the flowers, stems and roots. Early cultures relied heavily on herbs for medicines, colors and preservatives.
Located a little way directly behind the pond.
The Daylily Garden
Did you know that the largest public daylily collection in Rochester, with 200 cultivars, can be found at The Webster Arboretum. This garden is maintained by Finger Lakes Daylily Society. The club first formed a display garden at the Webster Arboretum in 1999. Five years later, in 2004, it became an official AHS Display Garden, with approximately 165 dips tets growing at that time. Today it holds approximately 240 daylily cultivars, with new cultivars being added every year.
The daylilies botanical name, Hemerocallis, comes from the Greek hemera (“day”)and kallos (“beauty”). The name is appropriate since each flower lasts only one day! However, each scape has 12 to 15 buds on it, and a mature plant can have 4 to 6 scapes, which is why the flower seems to bloom continuously. Daylily's are hardy perennials with trumpet-shaped flowers in various colors that bloom prolifically in July.
