Elm Bank gardens and Weezie's Garden for Children (Mass Hort)

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Elm Bank gardens and Weezie's Garden for Children (Mass Hort)

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🌷 Garden · Wellesley

2 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 15 min drive
    From Newton · Parking: Free lot inside the grounds; admission about $12 adults, kids cheap or free, check the website
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

The headquarters garden of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, with a dedicated Weezie's Garden for Children: a treehouse, a little maze, a pump kids can work themselves, giant flower sculptures, and tunnels to crawl through keep a 2-year-old busy all morning while adults browse the Italianate garden and rose garden next door, with the Charles River right at the edge of the grounds.

💡 Tips
Open April through October, with family events on weekends. In December the Festival of Trees turns the greenhouses into hundreds of decorated Christmas trees and a light display, a winter fixture for families around Wellesley. The free trails of the Elm Bank Reservation are nearby.

What this place offers

✓children's garden
✓treehouse
✓water pump
✓maze
✓big lawn
✓Charles River
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Wellesley

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Showers · 35–64°F · 79% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 34–59°F · 1% rain

Location

Wellesley, Massachusetts

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