Upcoming Events

Discover a hidden oasis on Mt. Hope Avenue and one of Rochester, New York’s loveliest gardens when Ellwanger Garden opens to the public during the weekends of the Lilac Festival. Established in 1867 by famed Rochester nurseryman George Ellwanger, this living preservation site boasts eighty different kinds of perennials, including strong collections of peonies, roses, daylilies, hostas, irises and spring- and summer-flowering bulbs.

Discover a hidden oasis on Mt. Hope Avenue and one of Rochester, New York’s loveliest gardens when Ellwanger Garden opens to the public during the weekends of the Lilac Festival. Established in 1867 by famed Rochester nurseryman George Ellwanger, this living preservation site boasts eighty different kinds of perennials, including strong collections of peonies, roses, daylilies, hostas, irises and spring- and summer-flowering bulbs.

Discover a hidden oasis on Mt. Hope Avenue and one of Rochester, New York’s loveliest gardens when Ellwanger Garden opens to the public during the weekends of the Lilac Festival. Established in 1867 by famed Rochester nurseryman George Ellwanger, this living preservation site boasts eighty different kinds of perennials, including strong collections of peonies, roses, daylilies, hostas, irises and spring- and summer-flowering bulbs.

Gardens are never the same – they change from week to week or even day to day. That’s why we offer lots of chances to visit the historically gorgeous Ellwanger Garden. Saturday and Sunday June 2nd and June 3rd, you’ll be welcome to view the garden at its most colorful. Many different varieties of peony, including herbaceous and woody stemmed, illuminate the garden in a riot of color.