Events

The model train show is back! G-scale choo choo trains and a holiday trolley chug along tracks in an imaginary, beautifully planted landscape. The trains run during regular Garden hours 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and at night during Garden Lights, Holiday Nights.

Small towns, train stops, and other structures dot the landscape. Keep an eye out for whimsical surprises such as the Grinch, reindeer playing reindeer games, North Pole City, Santa’s workshop, a logging village, an ice house village, and a farm town.

Carefully thought out plantings give the display a great variety of textures and colors. Plants range from annuals (violas, kale, parsley and dusty miller) and conifers (Picea, Cryptomeria, Pinus, Juniperus) to ground covers (Acorus, Sedum, Saxifraga, Ajuga). Fescue turf and moss add bright green highlights.

See the model trains then go for a ride on the the real thing:

The Botanical Express Ride-on-Train

Please note: trains may not run during inclement weather.

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