Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
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The Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens (7 acres) are nonprofit botanical garden
s specializing in lilac
s, located at 115 South Pekin Road, Woodland, Washington
. The gardens are open daily; a small admission fee is charged.
Today the gardens contain more than 90 varieties of lilacs, as well as Victorian gardens and farmhouse.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
s specializing in lilac
Lilac
Syringa is a genus of about 20–25 species of flowering woody plants in the olive family , native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere....
s, located at 115 South Pekin Road, Woodland, Washington
Woodland, Washington
Woodland is a city in Clark and Cowlitz counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Most residents live within Cowlitz County, in which the majority of the city lies. It is part of the 'Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area'...
. The gardens are open daily; a small admission fee is charged.
History
The gardens were established by Hulda Klager (1863-1960), who began hybridizing lilacs in 1905. By 1910 she had created 14 new varieties, and in 1920 she started showing her lilacs every spring. She eventually developed over 250 varieties. After her death, the gardens were preserved and then organized into a nonprofit foundation in 1976.Today the gardens contain more than 90 varieties of lilacs, as well as Victorian gardens and farmhouse.