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Other Art Features
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/art-and-other-features/other-art-features
Whimsical Gardens Every few years, students create a whimsical garden somewhere in Chadwick Arboretum. These are just two of the whimsical gardens from prior years. Be sure to look around when visiting our gardens. You never know what temporary displays h ...
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Dry Shade Garden
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/learning-gardens/dry-shade-garden
The prominent Norway spruce in the Dry Shade Garden provides shade and its roots compete with the perennials for moisture. Thus, it provides the ideal setting to display plants that adapt well to dry shade. Dry shade typically provides the most challenge ...
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Mary Ann Arthur Shade Garden
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/learning-gardens/mary-ann-arthur-shade-garden
The Mary Ann Arthur Shade Garden pays tribute to a very special supporter who will forever remain a legacy at The Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens. The late Mary Ann Arthur was an active member and leader of the Chadwick Arb ...
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Katherine H. Van Fossen Wildflower Garden
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/learning-gardens/van-fossen-wildflower-garden
The Katherine H. Van Fossen Wildflower Garden is a tribute to an environmental pioneer who had an interest in soil conservation and native plants. The garden was donated by Katherine's son, Dr. Albert Van Fossen, a retired Ohio State professor of oph ...
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Plant Collections and Gardens
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/gardens
Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens is an extensive green reserve of over 60 acres located on West Campus within the over 1,600 acre Columbus campus urban setting. Our mission is to provide an educational environment to advance the knowledge of stud ...
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Ohio Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Allée
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/lane-avenue-gardens/ohio-chapter-isa-all%C3%A9e
Rohani European beech trees line the Ohio Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Allée, a walkway beginning at the southern entrance to the Lane Avenue Gardens at the eastern end of the Agriculture Administration Building parking lot. In 1994, Cha ...
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Barbara Jean Johnson Promenade
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/lane-avenue-gardens/barbara-jean-johnson-promenade
The Barbara Jean Johnson Promenade extends east and west along Lane Avenue from Fyffe Road to Olentangy River Road. This upper walkway provides a connection with other sections of campus and easy access to all parts of the gardens. Built by local business ...
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Pat Belisle Sculptures including Annabelle the Praying Mantis
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/art-and-other-features/annabelle-preying-mantis
One of the well known artworks found in the gardens is "Annabelle," the Praying Mantis. She stands guard in the Phenology Research Garden at the corner of Olentangy River Road and Woody Hayes Drive. This 15 ft. tall steel sculpture was designed ...
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Van Wade Hosta Collection
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/lane-avenue-gardens/van-wade-hosta-collection
The Van Wade Hosta Collection is the Arboretum's first named plant collection. Van Wade, a world renowned hosta grower, attended OSU and has always felt a special affinity for the OSU campus. He is owner of the well known Wade & Gatton Nursery in ...
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Phenology Research Garden Featuring Annabelle the Praying Mantis
https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/our-gardens/lane-avenue-gardens/phenology-research-garden
The Phenology Research Garden is one of 41 sites in the OSU Phenology Garden Network, a research project that is now complete. It includes 17 woody plant species (in the Phenology Garden) and 15 perennial species (in the Learning Gardens). The plants wer ...