Hill & Cloud Garden: A Serene and Historic Landscape On your next visit to Morris Arboretum & Gardens, stroll through our recently renovated Hill & Cloud Garden, which offers a serene, immersive landscape where you can explore the beauty and balance of a thoughtfully designed historic space. Image The restored waterfall and stream that runs through the Hill & Cloud Garden.  On your next visit to Morris Arboretum & Gardens, stroll through our recently renovated Hill & Cloud Garden, which offers a serene, immersive landscape where you can explore the beauty and balance of a thoughtfully designed historic space. Wander along reimagined pathways, pause by the newly restored stream and waterfall, and rediscover this lost garden as it comes to life for the season. Originally commissioned in 1905 by John and Lydia Morris, the site was designed by renowned Japanese garden designer Yonehachi Muto, also known for Philadelphia’s Temple Gate Garden in Fairmount Park. Inspired by a deep appreciation for Japanese culture in the style of a traditional Tsukiyama, or Hill Garden, mounds of earth were sculpted to suggest mountains, while rocks and the flowing stream represent rivers and lakes. This landscape continues to honor that vision today, featuring dwarf azaleas, lush ferns, a state champion Japanese torreya ( Torreya nucifera ), and several magnificent Japanese umbrella pines ( Sciadopitys verticillata ) alongside seasonal blooms. Japanese-inspired stone statuary and a thoughtfully revamped water feature enhance the experience, adding sound, motion, and a renewed sense of vitality. Whether visiting during peak bloom or in a quieter moment of the year, the Hill & Cloud Garden offers an experience rooted in history, design, and the enduring beauty of nature. Hill & Cloud Garden Image Image Image Image 1 / PREV NEXT Cynthia Schemmer, Digital Marketing Coordinator Blog Image May 11, …

Garden Explorer Garden Explorer Image Image Get closer to our collections with the  NEW Garden Explorer! Use your mobile device while in the Garden to explore plants, view images, and learn about points of interest. Search by plant name, accession number, or garden feature to find exactly what you are looking for. Turn on location services to see where you are on the map and locate nearby amenities like restrooms and parking. You can also access the map from your computer through our website to explore the collection or plan your next visit. It’s the Morris right at your fingertips. Start Exploring →   Plant Collection More than 11,000 accessioned plants of over 2,500 taxa are growing in the Morris’s living collection. These include representatives of the temperate floras of North America, Asia, and Europe. This historic collection traces its foundation to John Morris’s interest in plants from around the world and includes plants collected in China by E.H. Wilson at the turn of the century. Many of the Delaware Valley’s "trees-of-record" (the largest of their kind) are found in the Morris. Most notable are the katsura and the trident maple.  Staff members have regularly engaged in plant collecting expeditions in Asia and the United States, increasing the different kinds of plants available for today’s urban and community landscapes. Currently, plants from 30 countries are represented in the collection with a primary focus on Asian temperate species. Significant plant groups in the Morris’s collection include maples, magnolia species, native azaleas, members of the witchhazel family, roses, hollies, and conifers.  What's in Bloom calendar  →  Image   The Catalogue of Plants in the Living Collection  A catalogue of plants in the living collection is available at the front desk of the Widener Visitor Center. Most of the plants in the Morris are labeled and mapped, and this catalogue can lead you to plants in which you have an interest.  …