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Just 30 minutes from downtown Cleveland, the Holden Arboretum is a living museum of exquisite collections of plants and trees on 3,500 acres with miles of trails, gardens. and woodlands. Plan Your Visit
In the heart of University Circle, Cleveland Botanical Garden is an urban oasis with mesmerizing gardens and curated glasshouses, offering a refreshing escape from the bustle of city life. Plan Your Visit
HF&G scientists are making groundbreaking discoveries & saving our native trees.
Holden scientists, conservationists and community foresters are award-winning and nationally acclaimed.

How Nonnative Plants Respond to Climate Change: Holden Arboretum Researchers Report
Scientists agree: Global warming is real, and it’s happening today. Here in northeast Ohio, we can most clearly see the signs during spells of too-warm-too-early weather in the spring or in stronger-than-average storm fronts.
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Holden researchers put forest management strategies to the test. Here’s what they found
Private landowners play a critical role in preserving Ohio’s natural heritage where a majority of the state’s eight million acres of forest are privately owned. To manage these forests, land stewards commonly employ strategies like selective thinning and removal of invasive shrubs, but what do these strategies actually accomplish?
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Continuing our Work on Beech Leaf Disease
One of the reasons why BLD research at Holden Arboretum is important is because we are located in the same county where this disease originated. But it’s also important that we go beyond the arboretum to study this disease as it spreads in Ohio and across North America.
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June 20, 2025
It’s Poppin’: June 20
Hot and sticky weather arrived this week! This week I teamed with Angelica Vasilatos, Ferry Foundation curation intern at the Botanical Garden, to detail what’s poppin’ in Kirtland and Cleveland. … more

June 17, 2025
Get to Know Forest Forms Artist, Huelani Mei
If you’ve been to the Holden Arboretum recently, you’ve probably seen the bright and beautiful sculptures of the Forest Forms exhibit standing out against our green landscapes. They were created… more

June 13, 2025
It’s Poppin’: June 13
As I walked the campuses this week, I was struck by the number of beautiful, calming white blooms. Before we move into the heat of the summer, let’s take a… more