Ellwanger Garden, Rochester

About Ellwanger Garden

Ellwanger Garden is a historic garden in Rochester, New York where visitors walk through landscapes and plantings preserved from the nineteenth century. The garden features specimen trees, shrubs, and perennial beds arranged across its grounds. Visitors explore the varied plantings and horticultural displays that reflect the garden's heritage as a significant landscape from Rochester's past. The site includes cultivated areas showcasing ornamental plants and garden design. Families and individuals interested in history and horticulture visit to see how gardens were planted and maintained during earlier eras. A visit involves walking the grounds to observe the plantings and learn about the garden's historical significance. The site operates as a historic site managed by the Landmarks Society, offering visitors the chance to experience a preserved example of period garden culture in upstate New York.