Schedel Gardens - Arboretum in Elmore - 19255 W Portage River South Rd, USA

We went here mostly for the Japanese garden they have on site. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of that garden with the vibrant greenery in stark contrast to the red of the torii gate and Japanese maples. Coupled with the well maintained bridges and the stream with waterfall, the place oozes tranquility and beauty in a format that is hard to come across in Ohio of all places. The additional bonsai tree collection, multitude of flower gardens, and lithophane museum make this an absolute hidden gem and wonderful destination to check out!

It's small, but interesting. A self- guided walkway. There are stairs. Large ponds with water features and water lilies are most of it. The rose garden was small and dismal, compared to my local park. A vegetable garden that was hardy. Several statues adorn the flower beds. It was $11.00 senior entrance fee.

Just gorgeous....you can't take a bad photo here.

Beautiful, well kept gardens. Plus, wine on the terrace. 🙂

Amazing place for a magical wedding! So many options for pictures, ceremony and reception. They were wonderful about answering any questions I had and accommodating requests that we came up with. Overall I would highly recommend for any wedding, our guests were blown away by the beauty of the gardens!

This was spectacular, the gardens were so well maintained. The tour was great and the staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. This is a must do.

The lithophanes museum was interesting! The garden is nice but not spectacular. I've seen better public gardens. The annuals they plant are beautiful. I would have loved to see the peony and iris gardens but we came too late in the year. The lilies and hostas were blooming when we went; they had a lot of different varieties of each. They have the biggest Japanese maple I've ever seen with the brightest red leaves! It was magnificent! The bonsai garden was very cool too. There were so many!

Schedel Gardens is an absolutely breathtaking space for a wedding! Whether you're wanting a spring, summer, or fall wedding, you have so many options for a ceremony or reception here. You'll fall in love with all that Schedel Arboretum and Gardens has to offer for your wedding day.