Embrace Spring With A Walk Through The Flowers At The Azalea Path Botanical Garden In Indiana

What are the best botanical gardens in Indiana?

Spring in Indiana is a time of vibrant renewal, when the state’s rolling hills, dense forests, and meandering rivers burst to life with colorful flowers galore. But while beauty is everywhere you turn here, if you're not sure where to get the most out of your explorations this spring, one of the best ways to experience the new season is with a stroll through a local botanical garden. Here just a few of our favorite botanical gardens in Indiana:

• Azalea Path Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Hazleton: This 60-acre garden boasts over 4,000 azaleas, two lakes, a waterfall, a koi pond, and sculptures. Specialties include rare plants, native trees, and spring blooms.
• Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, Fort Wayne: You can explore three indoor gardens and four outdoor gardens at this beautiful conservatory, which features tropical, desert, and seasonal plants. You'll even find butterfly exhibits and concerts!
• Friendship Botanic Gardens, Michigan City: With six international gardens, a Native American garden, a symphony garden, and a labyrinth, this 105-acre garden showcases the diversity and beauty of Indiana's plant life, as well as cool historical and cultural displays.
• Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens, Indianapolis: This park offers a conservatory, a sunken garden, and a children’s garden, featuring exotic, tropical, and aquatic plants.
• Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest, Valparaiso: Featuring over 600 species of trees and shrubs, this 300-acre arboretum has woodlands, wetlands, prairies, and gardens. Even a sensory garden and labyrinth!
• International Gardens, Michigan City: Plants from around the world are displayed here in six international gardens, a rose garden, a herb garden, and a glittering pond.
• Jerry E. Clegg Botanic Garden, Lafayette: This 12-acre garden has a woodland trail, a wildflower meadow, a creek, and a pond, featuring native and cultivated plants. This is an excellent spot for birdwatching and photography.
• Oldfields (Lilly House and Gardens), Indianapolis: This 26-acre garden has formal and informal gardens, a greenhouse, and a mansion, featuring historic and artistic plants and structures. A few of our favorite spots include the ravine garden, peony garden, and sculpture garden.
• Potawatomi Conservatories, South Bend: At this conservatory, you can enjoy three indoor gardens and an outdoor garden, featuring tropical, desert, and seasonal plants. On select days, yoga in the garden is as peaceful as it gets!
• Purdue University Horticulture Gardens, West Lafayette: This garden has a display garden, a trial garden, a rose garden, and a student garden, featuring ornamental and edible plants. Specialties include research, education, and outreach.
• Shiojiri Niwa, South Bend: Inspired by Japanese-style gardens, this zen garden has a pond, a waterfall, a bridge, and a pavilion, featuring plants and stones from Japan.
• Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart: This 36-acre garden has 24 themed gardens, a pond, a stream, and a fountain, featuring diverse and colorful plants.