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, 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.