Montana Gardens

 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.

 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, Montana 59714 (406)388-9563 .

This commercial nursery specializing in orchids offers two display greenhouses filled with orchids.

 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.

 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.

 Moss Mansion Museum: 914 Division Street, Billings, MT 59101-1921 (406)256-5100.

This 1903 red sandstone mansion showcases Victorian life and a garden.

 Pioneer Cabin:  208 South Park, Helena, MT 59601 (406)443-7641.

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.

  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.