Plan Your Visit to the Arboretum
Everything you need for an enjoyable day
Some of the many activities available when visiting:
- Stroll our historic grounds and display gardens.
- Experience the Daffodil Bowl, filled with thousands of blooms throughout April.
- Grab a Healthy Hike map and take a walk on our woodland trails.
- View art exhibits in the Wisner House gallery.
- From June to October, explore our Art in the Garden exhibit of outdoor sculpture.
- Enjoy our summer concert series, Sounds of a Summer Night.
- Enjoy spectacular fall foliage as well as the Perennial Border's final performance of autumn blooms.
- Explore the historic exhibit in the Garden Library & Lounge.
- Make an exciting nature discovery with your family at our Discovery Weekend programs.
Accessibility for All: Much of the historic gardens and indoor spaces of Reeves-Reed Arboretum are accessible to all our visitors, with ramps and paved pathways for easy maneuverability. However, due to the garden's naturally varied topography, portions of our historical site may not be easily accessed without assistance. We do not have wheelchairs available for rent onsite. Reeves-Reed Arboretum offers:
- Limited wheelchair-accessible parking onsite
- Accessible public restrooms in Wisner House and the Stackhouse Education Center
- Accessibility to the Visitors Center, Welcome Walk, Perennial Border, Wisner House Gallery, Wisner House Library and Patio.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum strives to make every visitor welcome to our grounds and buildings, and plans are underway to increase accessibility for all. When planning your visit, please let us know if there is any service we can provide to make your experience more pleasant. If you are arriving by car, please pull up very close until the automatic gate opens.
RRA's Accessibility Project:
"Look with favor upon a bold beginning." Virgil
In 2017, RRA was able to initiate, fund and complete Phase One of our two-phased Accessibility Project. The impetus for this project is an acknowledgment that with over 100,000 visitors annually, we have a significant responsibility and privilege to make our grounds fully safe, welcoming, and accessible to all visitors and especially those living with cognitive, developmental and/or physical limitations. Phase One allowed us to create a safe, fully ADA compliant drop off/welcome area and outdoor classroom adjacent to the Visitors Center.
The scope of the work for Phase Two includes a series of ADA ramps and stairs to take people from the welcome area down through the historic core of the grounds. This access area will include three tiered sensory gardens, ADA pathways, using recycled materials, that will create full circulation through the property leading to an ADA amphitheatre (for outdoor workshops, concerts, or peaceful contemplation), and eventually connect with the Perennial Border overlooking the historic Daffodil Bowl. The design of this work will allow visitors full, unhampered and safe access and participation through the grounds while honoring the historic legacy of the landscape. The overall cost for full realization of Phase Two of our Accessibility Project is $500,000 and our timeline is to host a ribbon cutting at DAFFODIL DAY 2019.
We believe in this project and understand that the more we focus on higher values and delight our customers, the better (and safer) our product. It has been said that our humanity is measured by our relationship with others and that if we don't acknowledge the "sufferings" or needs of others, we risk losing that humanity. This accessibility initiative is our opportunity to publicly acknowledge our commitment to serve all people and to create a legacy of service that will be the hallmark of Reeves-Reed Arboretum for years to come.
For more information about the Accessibility Project, please contact Executive Director Jackie Kondel at j.kondel@reeves-reedarboretum.org.
For Frank Juliano's interview with Comcast Newsmakers regarding the Accessibility Project, please click here.
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