Request a Visit to Juniper Level Botanic Garden and Plant Delights Nursery
Visits and tours should be scheduled in advance except during our Open Nursery & Garden weekends.
Established in 1986, Juniper Level Botanic Garden, JLBG, is a 28-acre not-for-profit private research and botanic garden with over 28,000 different plants. JLBG's mission focuses on ex-situ plant conservation, research, education, breeding, propagation, and plant distribution.
With 10 acres of display gardens, JLBG promotes botanical diversity along with proper plant placement, spacing and soil preparation to eliminate plants stresses. Plant combinations using color, texture and form to accent each plant's best characteristics creates aesthetic views in the garden during each season of the year. Explore the magic of Juniper Level Botanic Garden!
Please review the Visitation Guidelines and Garden Etiquette and select an option below.
Visitation Guidelines:
- Normal operating hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., by appointment
- Free parking is available on the property (includes handicap spaces)
- There is no admission fee for Juniper Level Botanic Garden
- Most of the Nursery and Garden are handicap accessible
- Pets are not permitted in the Garden, except for service animals
- Greenhouse plant shopping is available June 1 – Dec. 31, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Monday, and 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. the rest of the week.
- Because we are primarily a mail-order nursery and are extremely busy in spring shipping orders, to avoid mistakes and confusion we do not allow on-site greenhouse shopping between Jan. 1 and May 31. You may place an order online and schedule it for pick up during your visit.
- We provide portable restroom facilities for our Garden and Nursery visitors, although we promise that they will not be portable while being used.
- Vending machines are available with a variety of soft drinks, fruit drinks, and water. We do not have food on-site, except scheduled Local Food Trucks during our Open Nursery & Garden events.
Map and Directions
Garden Etiquette:
- Please gently touch, feel, and smell the plants, if you like.
- Walk on the garden paths only. Stepping into the beds often spells death for small and very rare plants.
- Please sit and relax in the garden and use the chairs, decks, and other seating provided.
- Please, no running or unattended kids in the garden. This is not a playground and rare plants are often killed by poorly supervised children.
- Staff will assist with plant identification as necessary.
- Please do not take cuttings or seeds from the Garden. We often wait years for some seeds to appear. Please ask if you would like to receive a cutting or seeds since we are often able to share plants that we don't have propagated for sale.
We would like to do the following on our visit:
- Self-guided tour of Juniper Level Botanic Garden
- Shop Plant Delights Nursery sales greenhouses - Greenhouse plant shopping is available June 1st – December 31st, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Monday, and 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. the rest of the week.
- Guided tour of Juniper Level Botanic Garden (10 person minimum) - To help cover our costs, there is a $5 per person charge for guided tours. Complete the form below
- Guided tour of nursery and greenhouse operations (professional industry groups only) - Complete the form below
Open Nursery and Garden Days (no appointment necessary)
We have four open nursery and garden events each year. Our open sale days are limited to eight weekends per year, two each in winter (Feb/March), spring (May), summer (July) and fall (September). During the open nursery and garden days, anyone may visit during the posted hours without an appointment. You will be able to stroll through the gardens, shop til-you-drop, and ask questions of our expert staff.
Visitor Scheduling Classifications
To assist in managing your time while you visit with us, we prepared the following guide:
| Gardeners who likes pretty flowers | 30–60 minutes depending on weather |
| Gardeners with ADHD children or impatient spouse | 45–60 minutes, forget shopping |
| Garden club members who don't use those pesky Latin names | 60–90 minutes including shopping |
| Gardeners with patient children or spouse (leashed or garden-trained) | 75–90 minutes, quick shopping |
| Beginning master gardeners | 1.5–2 hours including shopping |
| Advanced master gardeners or equivalent, wholesale nurserymen | 2–3 hours including shopping |
| Plantsmen/women, specialty nursery staff | 3–5 hours including shopping |
| Plant nerds with no social life | 3–10 hours not including shopping |
| Professional garden photographers | 24–48 hours |
Group visits or Guided tours (10 or more persons):
- During your visit, you and your group are welcome to explore the gardens without a staff member (self-guided tour) or schedule a guided tour of the gardens with one of our expert horticultural staff (10 person group minimum). To help cover our costs, there is a $5 per person charge for guided tours.
Please fill out the following information so we can better accommodate your visit: *required