Center for Urban Horticulture

Lyndsey Greene a year ago

I had the pleasure of photographing a wedding at the Center for Urban Horticulture this past spring. It is such a beautiful location for an intimate/small wedding. The arboretum is a super cool location for the ceremony and if the weather allows the Goodfellow Grove is a great location for ceremony or even a reception.

Xandre Parnassos a year ago

BEWARE OF !!DEADLY!! NIGHTSHADE My bf and I were touring the gardens. We found a plant with beautiful, luscious berries. It looked familiar and then I found a tag on the tree that said “serviceberry”. Since I recently looked at buying some serviceberry plants I figured that was where I recognized them from. We each ate one berry. Initially sweet the berries quickly turned to an absolutely awful taste that I can’t accurately describe. We immediately spit them out and luckily I had water, which we used to rinse our mouthes. No swallowing. We made it another 100ft and the headache kicked in. A quick google search confirmed my suspicions that what we had eaten was not serviceberry and another search that it was likely deadly nightshade. We went straight to the staff. They seemed completely apathetic and were wildly unhelpful. It’s ten hours later and I still have a headache. AS LITTLE AS THREE BERRIES CAN KILL!!! And they were labeled as serviceberries!!!! I had some previous experiences here that were great, but someone could die from their indifference. Please be careful!!!

shortcake SS a year ago

There's a short trail around the garden, and then a longer trail that goes out by the water. Very peaceful. There was a decent amount of parking for a weekday afternoon. There are also bathrooms.

Rachel Brooks-Bitterli a year ago

I attended a beginner backyard beekeeping course here. It was such a pleasure to sit under the trees during breaks and explore the trails after class. I saw so many beautiful flowers and had a delightful time soaking in the nature!

Juan Valera Edited 2 years ago

The Center for Urban Horticulture was a jaw-droppingly beautiful venue for our wedding. We're still getting compliments about how stunning the location was! That said, our vendors were very frustrated by the amenities. While previously the elevator and kitchen were available to vendors, they're currently not—you can imagine how much harder it was for them to cook for 80+ people without the use of a kitchen, or transport all the furniture without an elevator. This made everything vastly more complicated, and if we were starting again we'd choose a different venue despite the Center's incredible natural beauty.