Other Gardens at the University of Virginia
Morea
Located at the end of Sprigg Lane, the main house of Morea was built in
1830 and belonged to John Emmet, first professor of natural history.
This home now includes an arboretum planted by the Albemarle Garden
Club in 1963. The arboretum exhibits a wonderful collection of hollies
and many native plants. The tremendous Kentucky coffee trees and
osage orange trees flourished for many years before the arboretum
was created around them. A champion linden stands to the east of
the house.
Carr's Hill
The home of the University president and family, Carr's Hill stands
on the knoll to the northwest of the Rotunda. A terraced landscape
of lawn and trees sweeps down the slope in the spirit of both Jefferson's
academical village and Monticello. The flower beds are traditionally
planted with red and yellow tulips which join blossoming dogwoods
for the spring show. In the fall, yellow- and red-berried hollies,
blackgum, and dogwoods brighten the landscape.
Blandy Experimental Farm
The University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm is a 700-acre
field station located in the northeastern Shenandoah Valley (61
miles west of Washington, D.C. on U.S. 50, 4 miles west of Shenandoah
River; or 9.5 miles east of Winchester, VA, 1 mile east of Route
340/50 intersection). Blandy Experimental Farm is also home to the
Orland E. White Arboretum which is the State Arboretum of Virginia.
The collections feature over 1,000 different varieties and species
representing 100 genera and 50 families. The arboretum is open to
the public every day from dawn to dusk. There is no charge for admission. Go
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