Adkins Arboretum

Adkins Arboretum (400 acres) is a native garden and arboretum and is open daily except major holidays; an admission fee is charged. Through its educational programs and science-based approach to land stewardship, the Arboretum promotes appreciation and conservation of native plants to over 18,000 visitors annually. Adkins Arboretum is the only arboretum or public garden that focuses solely on plants native to the mid-Atlantic coastal plain. Because of its location on the Delmarva Peninsula, at the junction of the piedmont and coastal plain, and northern and southern plant life overlap, it has diverse habitats that support more than 600 species of native shrubs, trees, wildflowers, grasses and ferns.