Weddings Weddings Image Image Image   Weddings at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens Welcome to your garden wedding!   Set among sweeping landscapes, vibrant blooms, and historic charm, Morris offers a truly unforgettable setting for your celebration. We invite you to explore our ceremony and reception spaces, preview wedding locations , and follow us on Instagram for a glimpse of real events. To learn more or schedule a tour, please contact our Rentals Team at 215.247.5777 x158 or email rentals@morrisarboretum.org . Image Photo: Moon Honey Photography Full Weddings  Your wedding at Morris Arboretum & Gardens is a fully immersive experience, with exclusive access to 92 breathtaking acres and a choice of five unique ceremony locations. Begin with a picturesque ceremony, followed by a delightful open-air cocktail hour, and continue into dinner and dancing beneath the beautiful glow of bistro lights under the reception tent. You’ll arrive at 5 pm with the gardens all to yourselves for photos, with festivities from 6-11PM. The venue accommodates up to 175 guests (155 with a designated dance floor), and includes parking, ceremony chairs, and reception tables and seating. A golf cart and driver are also provided for three hours, allowing you to explore the grounds and capture unforgettable moments throughout the evening. A variety of enhancements are available to further personalize your celebration. We’d love to share more during a tour. We invite you to get in touch to schedule your visit.      Image Garden Ceremony  Our Garden Ceremony option offers an intimate garden experience with private access to 92 breathtaking acres and a choice of five unique ceremony locations. Set within the beauty of the Morris, your ceremony unfolds in a setting that feels both personal and unforgettable. From 6 – 8 pm, the gardens are exclusively yours, allowing your guests to explore the grounds while you capture stunning photos throughout the landscape after your ceremony. The package …

Reflecting on Four Years of Exuberant Blooms Horticulturist Trevor Schulte shares his experience of designing Exuberant Blooms , evoking wonder and excitement through plants, flowers, and deadwood.  Image An aerial view of the eight paisley-shaped beds that make up Exuberant Blooms, 2024. Image Trevor Schulte, Azalea Meadow Horticulturist. When I joined Morris as a horticulturist, the space that is now Exuberant Blooms was nothing but turfgrass. Simple, easy, and boring. Then, seemingly overnight, we were removing the turf, dumping cartloads of compost, adding rows of drip irrigation, and planting thousands of annual and tropical plants into paisley-shaped beds. The nearby statues of John and Lydia Morris watched over us as we installed beds inspired by the Victorian bedding style that was popular during their time on the Morris estate. The first year of the garden in 2023 was bereft of beginner’s luck as we battled May frosts, roving groundhogs, and an early summer drought. Despite the setbacks, the plants persevered and by late July the memory of struggling plants was replaced by the sight of cannas and Mexican sunflowers towering overhead. Salvia cultivars like ‘Blue Chill’ and ‘Wendy’s Wish’ offered consistent flowering and vigorous growth. In the fall we removed the summer display and buried a moody palette of tulips in swoops and swirls for the coming spring. Some of the bulbs didn’t stay buried for long as heavy early winter rains washed soil and bulbs out of beds as far away as the stream feeding into the Morris Pond. The repeated sight of dislodged tulips prompted us to later change the bed shapes to better channel the water. Image A moody spring tulip display in Exuberant Blooms , 2024. Image A tropical summer display in Exuberant Blooms , 2024. The second summer’s bold and tropical theme was punctuated by plants like a species of banana, Musa balbisiana var. balbisiana , which grew from knee-high to around 15 feet tall in a single year. We also grew a …

Exuberant Blooms Exuberant Blooms Image Image The Morris reaches new heights in  Exuberant Blooms , where reclaimed wood is transformed into bold, elevated structures alive with texture and color. This year’s display weaves vibrant seasonal plantings with striking architectural elements created from wood reclaimed through our own arboricultural work—giving pruned limbs a thoughtful second life in the garden. Shaped into striking arches, trellises, and sculptural forms, these natural structures add height and movement, inviting you to explore nature in new ways and celebrating the beauty of responsible stewardship while adding structure and story to the landscape. Vines climb overhead, birds find places to rest, and in some areas, you can wander beneath and around these structures. Surrounding these forms is the lush mix of tropical foliage and vibrant seasonal blooms that defines  Exuberant Blooms . True to the spirit of the garden, more than 10,000 annuals burst into bloom, creating the richly layered spectacle inspired by classic Victorian displays. Bold plants like palms, eucalyptus, and bromeliads pair with bright favorites such as salvias, cupheas, and angelonia to create an immersive summer garden filled with color at every turn. Abundance, sustainability, and horticultural excellence come together in Exuberant Blooms this year, offering a garden that delights the senses while reflecting the best practices of a modern public garden committed to caring for its plants, its resources, and its future. Celebrate the opening of Exuberant Blooms on Saturday, July 18 & Sunday, July 19 with Wander Through Color Weekend → Exuberant Blooms is sponsored in part by Ball Horticultural Company. Image Previous Exuberant Blooms Image Exuberant Blooms with a monarch butterfly, 2025. Image Members at our Member Exhibition Night wandering through Exuberant Blooms, 2025. Image Exuberant Blooms with a spring tulip display, 2025. Image An aerial view of Exuberant Blooms , 2024.  …