GARDENS
You’ll learn a lot about gardening when you explore other GARDENS + GARDEN WALKS locally and as you travel. Memphis is rich in public and private gardens and tours. Many are free or cost a nominal fee. Check them out!
MEMPHIS PUBLIC PARKS + PRIVATE GARDENS-
- List of Parks in Shelby County
- Collierville Parks
- Big River Crossing — Downtown
- Bobby Lanier Farm Park – Germantown
- Butler Park — Downtown on the Bluff
- Dixon Gallery & Gardens — East Memphis
- Elmwood Cemetery — Downtown
- Lichterman Nature Center — East Memphis
- Memphis Botanic Gardens — East Memphis
- Brooks Museum of Art — Midtown Memphis
- Memphis Zoo —Midtown Memphis
- Mississippi Greenbelt Park — Downtown along River
- Mud Island River Park — Downtown Mud Island
- Ornamental Metal Museum — Downtown
- Oaklawn Garden — Germantown
- Overton Park-Old Forest State Natural Area — (FB) Midtown Memphis
- Shelby Farms Park — East Memphis
- Tom Lee Park — Downtown
- Wolf River Greenway — East Memphis
BOTANICAL GARDENS-
- Wiki list + links to all US Arboretum + Botanical Gardens
- Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
- Huntsville Botanical Gardens
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Missouri Botanical Gardens
- US gardens worth visiting
- Yew Dell Botanical Gardens – Crestwood, Ky, only 20 minutes north of downtown Louisville, KY
COMMUNITY GARDENS-
- Guide to Community Gardens in Memphis
- Youth Community + Therapeutic Gardening Handbook
- Angelus Community Garden, 52 Angelus St., Memphis, TN 38104
- Beltline Garden, Midland Ave & Boston St., Memphis, TN 38111
- Community Table Food Bank Garden,
- Cunningham Community Garden, 3773 Old Allen Rd., Memphis, TN 38128
- Greenline Gardens at Shelby Farm, 6489 Mullins Station Rd, Memphis, TN 38134
- Lyndale Community Garden, 1470 Lyndale Ave, Memphis, TN 38107
- Memphis Center for Independent Living, 1633 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38104
- Memphis Urban Ministries – Vance Avenue Garden, 576 Vance Ave., Memphis, TN 38126
- Merton Garden – Binghampton, N. Merton St & McAdoo Ave., Memphis, TN 38112
- Midtown North Garden, 2558 Heard Ave., Memphis, TN 38108
- Orange Mound Garden, Douglass Ave & Hamilton St., Memphis, TN 38114
- Rhodes College Community Garden, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112
- Savory Patches Garden, Kansas St & Silverage Ave., Memphis, TN 38109
- Shelby Farms Community Gardens, 6265 Gardener Rd, Memphis, TN 38120
- St. Augustine Garden, 1169 Kerr Ave., Memphis, TN 38106
- UDistrict Farm, 3646 Carrington Rd, Memphis, TN 38111
- Uptown-BRIDGES Community Gardens, N. 4th St. & Sycamore Ave., Memphis, TN 38105
- Washington Bottoms Community Garden, 1414 Court Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- The Kitchen Community — non-profit builds learning gardens in Memphis schools
GARDEN TOURS + WALKS-
- Collierville Garden Walk — (June)
- Cooper Young Garden Walk — (3rd weekend in May) the largest, most eclectic in the MidSouth
- Through our Garden Gates — (June) Memphis Area Master Gardeners
- Mid-South Hydrangea Society — (June)
GARDEN TOURISM-
- Garden Tourism Conference – meets every 2 yrs in Canada
- Garden Heritage Marketing Ideas
- Garden Tourism Recipes for Success
- Houzz–Ideas for Improving Garden Walk
- Northwest Flower + Garden Show (Last part Feb)-Seattle