Conrad Mansion National Historic Site:
4th Street East, PO Box 1041,
Kalispell, MT 59903 (406)755-2166.
- The 13,000
square foot, Norman-style mansion is embellished by 3 acres of landscaped
gardens including concrete walkways, gazebo and original dry-stone fence.
Daly Mansion: 251 Eastside Highway,
Hamilton, MT 59840 (406)363-6004.
- This 24,000 square foot mansion, home of the
Copper King Marcus Daly, features a garden and the remnants of thousands of
imported trees.
DanWalt Gardens: 720 Washington Street,
Billings, MT 59101 (406)248-4003
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Located in the Yellowstone River floodplain, this lovely three acre garden and event pavilion
showcases over 350 varieties of irises and thousands of other perennials.
The garden is arranged in themed areas including a European Parterre,
a Japanese Garden, a Rose Garden, and a Ceremony Garden in addition to bridges, statuaries, fountains,
pathways, a koi pond, and numerous trees, shrubs and flowering plants that provide vibrant year-round blooms.
Tours are available daily from May through October.
Full Circle Herb
Farm: 1230 Truman Creek Road, PO Box 245,
Kila, MT 59920 (406)257-8133.
- This
organic herb nursery offers 300 acres of herb gardens, greenhouses, meadows,
expansive lawns, and woods. Gate's Garden: Mountain Highway 35 and Broeder
Road, Kalispell, MT. The garden can be seen by self-tour. Kalispell also boasts
several dahlia growers.
Gracenote Garden: 1558 S. 6th West,
Missoula, MT 59801
(406)543-3480.
- This bed and Breakfast Gardens features a garden with alpines,
irises, perennials and a lily pond.
Katz-Thompson Orchids: 5560 Thorpe Road,
Belgrade, MT 59714 (406)388-9563 .
- This commercial nursery specializing in
orchids offers two display greenhouses filled with orchids.
Memorial Rose Garden: 700 Brooks Street,
Missoula, MT 59807 (406)543-6623.
- Missoula, the Garden City, is home to this lovely rose garden with 2,500 rose
bushes dedicated as a memorial to the casualties of World War II and Montana's
Vietnam veterans. The City has developed a
20 to 30 year
plan for the garden.
Moss Mansion
Museum: 914 Division Street,
Billings, MT 59101-1921 (406)256-5100.
- This
1903 red sandstone mansion showcases Victorian life and a garden.
Old Lexington Stamp Mill and Gardens: Granite and Arizona Streets,
Butte, MT
(406)723-6656.
- A 30 by 40 foot floral butterfly is surrounded by lovely gardens
on the site of an historic stamp mill.
Pioneer Cabin: 212 South Park
Avenue,
Helena, MT 59601 (406)449-6688.
- This
historic cabin, built by gold miners in 1864, features a lovely garden.
Tizer Botanic Gardens and Arboretum: 38 Tizer Lake Road,
Jefferson City, MT 59638 (866)933-8789.
- Situated in the
heart of the Elkhorn Mountains, this garden displays three acres of perennials,
annuals, roses, wildflowers, herbs, vegetables and more than 12,000 bulbs.
Theme gardens, shade gardens, a children's area, restored cabins a creek with
islands and wildlife sightings enhance this special garden.
Urban Herbs U Pick Gardens: 11735 Mallard Court,
Missoula, MT 59808 (406)549-2465
- This 1/2 acre garden grows over 100 species of traditionally medicinal
tea herbs and about 40 culinary herbs.
There are 12 rows organized by Traditional, Medicinal,Tea, and Culinary Blend categories,
a Spicy Salad Garden and 2 rows of aromatic/everlasting herbs.
Zoo Montana: 2100 South Shiloh Road, P.O. Box 80905,
Billings, MT 59108-0905
(406)652-8100.
- The animals (including Siberian tigers, river otters, sika deer,
and grey wolves) live in natural habitats in a "biopark" setting, emphasizing
the quality of exhibits of both plants and animals. A one acre sensory garden
features a large variety of native and exotic plants. The web site devotes a
page to horticulture at the zoo.