Elm Bank Horticulture Center
The Gardens at Elm Bank, home of Massachusetts Horticultural Society, occupies 36 acres (15 ha) of Elm Bank Reservation, a 175-acre (71 ha) recreational area of woodlands, fields, and former estate property on the Charles River managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The estate's entrance is located at 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, with the major portion of the grounds located in the neighboring town of Dover. In 1987, the entire site was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Elm Bank.
The American Rhododendron Society Garden, at Elm Bank.
Image: Elm Bank, Wellesley, MA Goddesses and Mansion
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, sometimes abbreviated to MassHort, is an American horticultural society based in Massachusetts. It describes itself as the oldest formally organized horticultural institution in the United States. As of 2014, it had some 5,000 members.
Exhibition of the Society
Horticultural Hall dedicated in 1865 on Tremont Street, Boston. Note the statues at the corner of the second floor and on the roof which are now displayed in the "Garden of the Goddesses" at Elm Bank Horticulture Center.
The current Horticulural Hall, at 300 Massachusetts Avenue at the corner of Huntington Avenue, was built in 1901 and was designed by Edmund March Wheelwright.
