Group Tours
Group Visits
The Morris welcomes organized groups for visits, please email tours@morrisarboretum.org or call 215.247.5777 x157 to arrange a date. For opportunities available for student groups, field trips, and scout tours, please visit our Education page.
Tours for parties of 10 or more can be arranged with a three week advance notice. Please fill out our Group Tour Request Form at the bottom of this page and a staff member will contact you to arrange a date.
Verbal Description Tours
(For visitors who are blind or partially-sighted)
60 Minutes • Reservations required, please allow for 3 weeks notice. Contact tours@morrisarboretum.org.
Experience the Morris' most beloved features with our Verbal Description Tour. Trained Guides will provide an enhanced experience for visitors who are blind or partially sighted, using vivid description and tactile opportunities that convey the magnificence of the largest and rarest trees at the Arboretum, the world class sculpture, and sweeping views.
Groups may select from among the following group tours:
Art in the Garden Tour
Duration: 60 minutes
The Morris is home to an outdoor collection of classic and contemporary sculptures. Explore the Garden’s works of art, both intimate and grand, seamlessly integrated into the designed landscape. The Madeline K. Butcher Sculpture Garden features changing exhibits of emerging artists. The length of time and areas covered can be adjusted for each group.
Bloomfield Farm and Historic Springfield Mills Tour
Duration: 60 minutes
Springfield Mills and the Miller’s Cottage date back to 1760 and are the oldest architectural features at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Springfield Mills contains the most complete inventory of original mill works and related machinery of any mill in the area. The content of the mill provides a unique opportunity to interpret 19th and early 20th-century agriculture and milling.
Garden Highlights Tour
Duration: 60 minutes
The Morris Arboretum & Gardens is a living museum featuring plants, sculptures, and ideas collected from around the world. Visit some of the Arboretum’s most beloved attractions like the Fernery, the Rose Garden, and the Log Cabin, which visionaries John and Lydia Morris developed more than 100 years ago.
Japanese Elements Tour
Duration: 60 or 90 minute options available
A Japanese garden speaks to all the senses, providing a place for rest, repose, meditation and pleasure. Explore the many locations throughout the Morris where traditional Japanese elements meld into the Victorian landscape created by John Morris. Long and short tours are available depending on time constraints.
Native Trees Tour
Duration: 60 minutes
Evidence suggests that native tree species support the rich diversity of fauna within forest ecosystems. Take a group tour of the native trees at the Morris and learn about the many ways native trees can support increased biodiversity when planted in various of non-forest settings, too.
LEED Horticulture and Green Roofs Tour
Duration: 60 minutes
The Horticulture Center supports the Morris’s daily operations in a healthy and environmentally friendly facility. It has been awarded Platinum Level LEED® Certification, setting an example for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design on a local, regional, and national level. Some demonstration features include green roofs, geothermal wells, constructed wetlands, recycled materials, energy efficient buildings and solar panels. Tours are from the ground only.
Outstanding Trees Tour
Duration: 60 minutes
The Morris is over 75 years old and so are many of our trees. Many trees in our living collection are recognized as significant examples of their species, and some are the oldest in the area. Plan a guided tour to see our prized collection of mature stately trees. Our most exceptional specimens are highlighted on this tour, including several current or former state champions, as well as many trees of extraordinary size and beauty.
Victorian Garden Tour
Duration: 60 minutes
In the Victorian tradition, this tour showcases historic buildings, garden architecture, fountains and statuary. Compton, the private estate of the wealthy Quaker siblings John and Lydia Morris, is a living testimony to the horticultural vision of this enlightened and well-traveled, 19th-century pair.