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Laramie
02-18-2018, 02:52 PM
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?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8287/7861188510_e11b188bf1_z.jpg
Will Rogers Gardens (City of Oklahoma City): https://www.okc.gov/departments/parks-recreation/will-rogers-gardens

https://midwestwanderer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160301_OK_MyriadBotanicGardens-1-of-15.jpg
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
02-18-2018, 06:00 PM
Can people go and just walk around Coles Garden?

HangryHippo
02-18-2018, 06:12 PM
Tulsa has a couple as well. I’ll look for the names of them.

BG918
02-18-2018, 07:09 PM
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
http://www.okmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TandyFloralTerracessummer.jpg

This is the master plan:
http://www.3frommedesign.com/art/master_oklahoma/Master%20Plan33x42.jpg

Tulsa Rose Garden/Linnaeus Teaching Garden/Woodward Park - especially when the roses and azaleas are in bloom
https://photos.smugmug.com/Miscellaneous/Woodward-Park/i-wbbg7XX/0/5e5d4cab/L/IMG_9361a1MothersDay-L.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/90/4c/ac/904cac5e889f723145947e1794239b63--tulsa-oklahoma-roses-garden.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d8/25/3e/d8253e098848b08e81f31003673ecc71.jpg

Philbrook Museum gardens
https://i1.wp.com/hisour.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Philbrook-Museum-of-Art.jpg?fit=957%2C640&ssl=1

HOT ROD
02-19-2018, 12:50 PM
wow, the Tulsa Botanic Garden already looks fantastic!

Laramie
02-19-2018, 12:58 PM
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.

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/90/4c/ac/904cac5e889f723145947e1794239b63--tulsa-oklahoma-roses-garden.jpg
Infamous Tulsa Rose Garden east of South Peoria? Went there in the late 80s

BG918
02-19-2018, 01:40 PM
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:

http://agatheringplacefortulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1_Sky-Garden-Ground_fall-1000x725.jpg

http://www.okmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/South-Pond-from-canoe_rendered_day.jpg

http://agatheringplacefortulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2015.08.20-TULSA_BOATHOUSE-1024x719.jpg

Swake
02-19-2018, 02:40 PM
There's also the Gilcrease Museum Gardens.

HOT ROD
02-19-2018, 02:53 PM
Tulsa has it going on with regards to gardens.