Hershey Gardens

Hershey Gardens
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Type	Botanical garden
Location	170 Hotel Road, Hershey, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Area	23 acres (9.3 ha)
Opened	1937 (1937)
Founder	Milton S. Hershey
Status	Open year round
Website	hersheygardens.org

Hershey Gardens is a 23-acre (9.3 ha) botanical garden and arboretum located at 170 Hotel Road, Hershey, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They are set atop a hill overlooking Hersheypark. It was built as a gift from chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey for his community and to honor his wife, Catherine.

Overview

Hershey Gardens pond

The garden occupies more than 20 acres just south of the Hotel Hershey. The botanical park was established in 1936 upon instructions of Milton S. Hershey, being opened to the public in June 1937 with a display consisting solely of 7,000 roses arranged in formal beds. Over the years, Hershey Gardens has grown into a 5 themed garden areas, with a rose-specific area that includes nearly 14,000 roses and some 800 varieties.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

Further reading

• Daminger, Kathy (January 25, 2017). "Winter walk at Hershey Gardens offers a break from the dreary". Lancaster Online. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
• Daminger, Kathy (January 25, 2017). "Butterfly Atrium at Hershey Gardens is in full bloom every day all winter long". Lancaster Online. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
• Smart Talk Road Trip: The Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory at Hershey Gardens, WITF-FM, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 6, 2017. Includes audio from radio broadcast (19:51).

External links

• Official website
• Hershey Community Archives on the Hershey Gardens