Tidewater Arboretum
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Tidewater Arboretum (5 acres), sometimes also called Hampton Roads Arboretum, is an arboretum maintained by Virginia Tech's Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center. It is located at 1444 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and open daily without charge.
The arboretum was established in 1975, and features small, woody plants suitable for urban gardens in the Southeastern Virginia climate.[1] Each plant is identified by family, scientific name, and common name. The site also contains 12 theme gardens.
See also
References
- ^ Milbocker, D.; Parnell, L. A. (1 February 1984). "The Tidewater Arboretum—a New Arboretum Concept". Arboricultural Journal. 8 (1): 23–27. doi:10.1080/03071375.1984.9746649. ISSN 0307-1375.
External links
Coordinates: 36°53′31″N 76°10′48″W / 36.891940°N 76.179928°W
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
- Arboreta in Virginia
- Botanical gardens in Virginia
- Protected areas of Virginia Beach, Virginia
- 1975 establishments in Virginia
- Protected areas established in 1975
- All stub articles
- Hampton Roads, Virginia geography stubs
- United States garden stubs