INFORMATION

INFORMATION
If you go
Location: Hershey Gardens is at 170 Hotel Road in Hershey, Pa.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 30. Evening hours until 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Admission: $7 for adults; $6.50 for seniors 62 and over; $4 for children 3 to 15; children under 3 are free. Groups of more than 10 receive a special admission rate. Parking is free. Tours must be scheduled in advance.
More information: call (717) 534-3492 or visit www.hersheygardens.org on the Web.
The Hershey Gardens includes many botanical treats on its grounds. Here's an overview of the other gardens there:
Arboretum: Planted with giant sequoias, blue atlas cedars, bald cypress, beech hollies, Japanese maples and dwarf conifers.
Japanese Garden: A Shinto bridge, stream and reflecting pond fill this quiet space.
Memorial Garden: Flags representing the five branches of the U.S. armed forces.
Oak Grove: Filled with towering trees that provide a shady place to rest.
Ornamental grasses: They're one of the latest trends in gardening, and this garden shows many varieties, some as short as 6 inches to a towering 15-foot giant reed grass.
Perennial Garden: Filled with flowering plants that bloom in succession all season.
Rock Garden: Mature collection of dwarf evergreens and hollies.
Source: Scripps Howard News Service