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Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Phone: +1 781-283-2051 Fax: +1 781-283-2064, .
Wellesley College Botanic Gardens (WCBG), 106 Central Street. (Route 135 to the entrance of Wellesley College) Phone: 781-283-3074. Open daily 8:00AM-4PM. The Wellesley College Botanic Gardens consists of the Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses, the Walter Hunnewell Arboretum, and the Alexandra Botanic Gardens There is a 22 acre arboretum with over 500 species of woody plants, a century-old topiary garden, and 15 greenhouses containing more than 1000 species of plants, especially desert plants, orchids and ferns. Their collection includes White and English Oaks, lindens, tulip trees, bald cypress and Chinese Golden Larch, as well as azaleas, hollies, weeping cherries, lilacs, viburnums, and rhododendrons.
Elm Bank Reservation, Cheney Road (Off of Route 16 (Washington Street)), Phone: 617-333-7404, . Open year round dawn till dusk. The Elm Bank Reservation is the former estate of Benjamin Pierce Cheney (founder of American Express.) It got it's name from the elm trees that were planted on the Charles River, which surrounds the grounds on three sides. The site has several playing fields as well as a canoe launch. It is also home to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Elm Bank Horticulture Center (Massachusetts Horticultural Society), 900 Washington Street (Route 16), . Daily 8AM-dusk. A 36-acre horticulture and hands-on education center along the Charles River, with trial gardens, children's garden, and a restored 1926 Italianate Garden. Donation.
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