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| Cox Arboretum & Gardens MetroPark 6733 Springboro Pike Dayton, OH 45449  (937)434-9005 www.metroparks.org/_coxArboretum/coxArboretum.aspx Google Maps - Yahoo! Maps - MapQuest |  | |
Cox Arboretum & Gardens MetroPark is a hands-on landscaping arboretum, bringing gardening, nature and horticulture to visitors of all ages and backgrounds. It is a truly unique place in our community to experience, learn, see, touch and smell the natural beauty of the land, flowering plants, shrubs and trees. Gardens Cox Arboretum & Gardens MetroPark has 189 acres of beautiful gardens, natural areas and specialty gardens such as: Shrub Garden with over 500 different trees & shrubs Woodland Wildflower Garden Rock Garden Water Garden Stonewall Perennial Garden Crab Apple Allee Ornamental grasses Meditation Garden Conifer Knoll Bell Children's Maze Edible Landscape Garden, including the Herb Garden & Compost Kitchen Conservation Corner (prairie, bird blind) Butterfly House and garden (Butterfly House is open in the summers) Walking Also enjoy 3.5 miles of walking trails, .9 miles of which are accessible to wheelchairs, strollers, walkers, etc. History Founded on December 2, 1962, The James M. Cox, Jr. Arboretum Foundation was formed when the Cox Family donated their property to create an arboretum. For many years, the property was cared for by dedicated volunteers, who also governed the Foundation. In 1972, they gifted the land to Five Rivers MetroPark and began a unique and successful public (MetroParks) and private (James M. Cox, Jr. Arboretum Foundation) partnership. | ||
