Holden Forests & Gardens Planning for the Future

MegStewart

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=06wkS0_0aSIPc0w00
Stickwork by Patrick Dougherty at U.S. Botanical Gardens in 2019https://www.usbg.gov/Dougherty

A plan for the future is pending for Holden Forests & Gardens whose mission is to “connect people with the wonder, beauty and value of trees and plants, to inspire action for healthy communities.”

They have hired Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and GWWO Architects to formulate the master plan.

The future plan for HF&G with lands in both Lake and Geauga counties, supports goals that address issues including building community presence, improved visitor experience, modeling solutions for environmental stewardship, diversity and inclusiveness, and sustainable financial growth.

The HF& G campus is over 3,500 lush woodlands, 200 acres of cultivated gardens, including Cleveland Botanical Gardens, home to rare collections and themed glasshouses containing cultivated specimens.

Holden Forests & Gardens is a wonderful place to visit for the entire family.

I live nearby and I wasn't even aware of everything available until doing research for this article. I can't imagine what other activities and events might be included in the new masterplan.

Here's a sneak peak at what's already available if you're planning a visit this Spring:

  • Return of the Butterflies (themed glasshouse)
  • Murch Canopy Walk (activity)
  • Kalberer Emergent Tower (activity)
  • Art Gallery (exhibit)
  • Stickwork by Patrick Dougherty (exhibit/activity)
  • Twighlight in the Whimsical Woods (fundraiser picnic)
  • Lantern Court (exhibit)
  • Little Mountain (video tour)
  • Black Roots: The Black Botanical Legacy (virtual event)
  • People for Trees (community event)
  • Buckeye Bud's Adventure Woods (activity)
  • Stebbins Gulch (landmark-group tours only)

If you're looking for a great place to explore the outdoors with family or even if you're searching for a way to enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of home, there's something for everyone through Holden Forests and Gardens.

Tickets are available for individual activities and events, but with so much to explore that even I wasn't aware of, an annual family membership seems to be the best value.

Read full story in "NewsBreak" App

Comments / 0

Published by

With fifteen years of freelance experience, Meg founded Freelance Filter in 2019 to help writers and small business owners learn the technology needed to do business better online. She currently offers private coaching to writers and small business owners. Her favorite nonfiction writing projects deal with marketing, SEO, freelancing, productivity, and technology for writers and small business owners. She's currently working on an SEO guide for beginners and a series of short stories. She's a mother of four and "Grammi" of ten.

Madison, OH
881 followers

More from MegStewart

Ohio State

Over $1 Million in Stimulus Money Possible for Madison, Ohio

Ohio funding through American Rescue PlanPhoto by Matthew Bornhorst on Unsplash. The State of Ohio has received $843,726,939 which it must distribute to local governments in Ohio.

Read full story
Ohio State

To E-Check or Not to E-Check for 7 Ohio Counties

Model of State of Ohio using various license platescourtesy of Flickr. At the end of April this year, Ohio lawmakers once again called for an end to the Ohio e-check requirements via a resolution cosponsored by Republican state representatives G. Pavliga (Portage country) and D. Grendall (Geauga county).

Read full story

Born and Raised in a Small Town

Why I think kids grow up better within a village of people who care. As I think back on the town I grew up in, I realize that it was, at least to my childhood memory, just about perfect.

Read full story

What to Put in Your Freelance Writing Portfolio

If you’re thinking about freelancing or even if you’ve been freelancing for a couple months or longer, you know you need ways to demonstrate your abilities to a potential client.

Read full story

Free and Low Cost Things to Do During This Time of Crisis

Some of these resources just might curb your cabin fever. I’ve been talking to a lot of folks over the past year, virtually of course, and it seems many of them are finding themselves experiencing a really bad case of cabin fever.

Read full story

When Not Belonging is a Superpower

In my early twenties, I attended a group retreat led by Mary Belenky, author ofWomen’s Ways of Knowing. During a group exercise, she asked each person to identify what group they were in, were they a jock, a nerd, a burnout, or a preppy, etc.

Read full story

Freelance Writing for the Internet Is Different

One of the first mistakes that new freelance writers make is thinking it will be easy for them to be a freelance writer. In fact, many people decide to be a freelance writer because they always did well writing essays and papers in school or college.

Read full story

The Dad Who Didn't Have to Be

Last year in November, I participated in a gratitude challenge. On Day 3 the prompt was:. Who has had the biggest influence in your life? Write them a thank you note. I had to think a lot about this one. I turned half a century old that year.

Read full story
2 comments

My Grandfather was Elvis

I graduated high school just a few weeks shy of my 18th birthday. Compared to other kids my age, this was almost a year early, thanks to a summer spent in history class. Yeah, I was that kid. Most kids avoided summer school like the plague.

Read full story
47 comments

Just Put One Foot in Front of the Other

Thanks to Marilyn Flower for tagging me. It’s not quite the same as hers, but I bet most moms and women over forty can relate I’m sure. Here’s my story. So, back when I lived in the city, on the west side of Cleveland, I had to give in and call the dentist. My wisdom tooth was coming in and it had been killing me for weeks.

Read full story

How to Check Status of Stimulus Payment 2 If You Didn't Get One

When the first round of stimulus checks started arriving in the Spring of 2020, I held my breath and checked my bank account almost daily for more than a month. I hardly dared to hope that my payment would come. But I couldn’t help it. As a single mom with two minor children still at home, that much money was nothing to sneeze at.

Read full story
62 comments

Are You Prepared For No Cell Phone Service?

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, if you’re like most people, the first thing you reach for is your cell phone. In an emergency or disaster, the natural human reaction is to try to call loved ones or emergency professionals for help.

Read full story
5 comments

How to Turn Pennies Into Dollars as a Blogger

I have to admit lately I’ve been wondering if blogging is really a worthwhile investment. I’m a full-time writer and coach. In the past, I've made several thousand dollars a month doing client work.

Read full story
1 comments

Secret: Remote Work Jobs Are Not the Same

When I first thought about working from home, it was when my oldest two children were little. There weren't many choices in the early 90's. Most people worked in the office of their employer or, in the case of salesmen, from their car while traveling through their region.

Read full story

7 Things You Can Do to Survive a Crisis

Disasters and emergencies are unpredictable. The fact we often have little to no warning is one of the things that makes a crisis so devastating. Within hours and sometimes minutes or seconds, your life can be turned upside down, sometimes in life-altering ways.

Read full story

Three Kids Born in a Cold, Snowy, Barn

Our farm was ten acres located in the Ohio snow belt. It was rural. And snow, lots of snow, was a regular thing. In fact, the winter before I’d had to take a sled down to the bus stop to get my young daughter off the bus and back up our long driveway to the house.

Read full story
6 comments

The Walking Dead: Life Lesson #3

“You can’t think forever. Sooner or later, you gotta make a move.” — The Governor. “The Governor” is just one of the villains in the popular series, The Walking Dead, which is now in its 10th season.

Read full story

5 Lessons in 5 Decades

Born in 1969, I’m one of the older GenXers. I grew up middle-class, in a mobile home that sat on just under an acre of ground. It was located directly behind my paternal grandparent’s home.

Read full story

SEO Basics: Here's How to Get Your Content Seen Even if You Know Nothing About It

Your guide to keywords, rich snippets, and Google’s SERP. If you’ve been blogging for any length of time, you’ve heard the term SEO. You might know it stands for “search engine optimization”. You probably know it’s somehow connected to using keywords.

Read full story

Comments / 0

Community Policy