Oklahoma Gardens & Arboretums.

[Laramie]

Those of you who are in the know; parks that have an arboretum in OKC or Oklahoma?

Have relatives from the DFW Metroplex and Omaha who plan to meet in a week long visit to OKC around June-August; just want to make an impression on them . They are into gardens & arboretums; Will Rogers & Myriad Botanical are on my list so far, are there any more impressive ones in our state?


Will Rogers Gardens (City of Oklahoma City): https://www.okc.gov/departments/park...rogers-gardens


Haven't had a chance to really explore the renovated Myriad Botanical Gardens Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory except several displays inside the botanical tube.

Will do more research...

[d-usa]

Can people go and just walk around Coles Garden?

[HangryHippo]

Tulsa has a couple as well. I’ll look for the names of them.

[BG918]

Tulsa has a couple as well. I’ll look for the names of them.

Tulsa Botanic Garden in the Osage Hills northwest of downtown - only about 1/5 complete but still worth seeing and there are lots of trails


This is the master plan:


Tulsa Rose Garden/Linnaeus Teaching Garden/Woodward Park - especially when the roses and azaleas are in bloom




Philbrook Museum gardens

[HOT ROD]

wow, the Tulsa Botanic Garden already looks fantastic!

[Laramie]

Thanks BG918:

Tulsa's arboretums may be more of their cup of tea. Will see how they handle OKC's gardens & arboretums, allow them to rest then on to T-town.


Infamous Tulsa Rose Garden east of South Peoria? Went there in the late 80s

[BG918]

Infamous Tulsa Rose Garden east of South Peoria? Went there in the late 80s

Yes it's adjacent to Woodward Park and a short walk from Philbrook so you could easily do all three then have lunch in Utica Square or Brookside. Also you would be about a half mile from the Gathering Place which will open this summer along the river:

[Swake]

There's also the Gilcrease Museum Gardens.

[HOT ROD]

Tulsa has it going on with regards to gardens.