James Dean

Review of Dubuque Arboretum and Botanica...

Exquisitely beautiful gardens nestled in a world a...

Exquisitely beautiful gardens nestled in a world apart from the busy surrounding area. Once through the gates, you will find yourself surrounded by a park like environment, but once you park and walk through the pagoda gate, you cross into some of the most beautiful spaces anywhere. Meandering paths lead you down through tiers of natural rock, and plants, the sound of water falling fills the air. Suddenly you find yourself in a spectacular Japanese garden of waterfalls, bonsai, and koi. Farther up another path finds a formal English garden. Next over 1200 varieties of hosta, a peony garden, a huge rose garden. So much to see, even an edible garden. Many, if not most specimens are tagged with name and species. This is one of my favorite places in Dubuque. Peaceful, beautiful, a place apart.