{"id":5679,"date":"2014-09-10T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=5679"},"modified":"2014-09-06T10:58:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T14:58:13","slug":"kingwood-center-in-mansfield-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2014\/09\/10\/kingwood-center-in-mansfield-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingwood Center In Mansfield, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mall area leading up to Kingwood Gardens Office and Library<\/p><\/div>\n

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Floral Display at Kingwood<\/p><\/div>\n

Over the years Kingwood Center in Mansfield, Ohio (60 miles north of Columbus) has been a popular public gardens to visit. Formerly the home of Charles King, the 47 acre former estate garden has been open to the public since 1953. The former King home now houses Kingwood’s administrative offices and horticultural library.<\/p>\n

Kingwood is not an enormous property, but is beautifully laid out and cared for. The talented garden staff creates lasting memories through floral displays. Kingwood is blessed with outstanding collections of hostas (Hosta<\/em>)\u00a0and daylilies (Hemerocallis<\/em>).\u00a0A formal rose garden displays the newest AARS winners from the American Rose Society. The\u00a0newly redesigned herb garden (we called it the “Peter Rabbit garden”) offers visitors lots of take-home ideas.<\/p>\n

Enter the Greenhouse Conservatory and move from house to house\u00a0viewing\u00a0tropical, temperate,\u00a0and desert plants from around the world.\u00a0In the rear of the greenhouse\u00a0is\u00a0fabulous selection of plants for sale; several gems have found a place in\u00a0the Conlon\u00a0garden.\u00a0Displays of\u00a0flowering annuals\u00a0are always well-done, best viewed\u00a0after summer’s heat has pushed the gardens to their peak from early July to autumn frost. Most\u00a0annuals and perennial varieties\u00a0are labeled.\u00a0Past blog readers have seen many photos from Kingwood Center.<\/p>\n

Kingwood’s showcase garden is a formal allee’ of\u00a0 shrubbery and hostas edged with colorful annuals.\u00a0Displays change every summer with colorful begonias, coleus, geraniums, etal. On one side of the manicured grassy mall is a glorious\u00a0 bubbling fountain and\u00a0on the other\u00a0end is\u00a0Kingwood’s offices and horticultural library.<\/p>\n

Walk among the\u00a0majestic trees and shrubs at Kingwood. Ten of my favorites include: bald cypress (Taxodium<\/em>), dawn redwood (Metasequoia<\/em>), Amur corktree, Lawson cypress, coffeetree, silver linden (Tilia tomentosa<\/em>), Alaskan cedar, Japanese stewartia (S. pseudocamellia<\/em>), red horsechestnut, and a fabulous collection of crabapples (Malus<\/em>).<\/p>\n

A large pond with lots of ducks (and optional feeding stations) delights visitors, young and old as do the peacocks\u00a0which have full run of the grounds.<\/p>\n

Some mid-Ohio craft groups, such as quilt and lapidary (rocks and gems) societies call Kingwood home.\u00a0On selected summer weekends, members display and sell\u00a0their handiwork, including artistic crafts and gems.<\/p>\n

Location: 900 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Ohio 44906 \u2022 419-522-0211. Admission fee: $5.00 (non-members).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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