Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum — Local services in The Village of Indian Hill

The ride up to the arb is nice--there's lots of native habitat for wildlife. But the arb itself is peculiar. Grassy lawn and lots of (mostly unremarkable) ornamental species of no use to local wildlife or migrating birds. No canopy. No leaf litter. Were these botanical odds and sods a wealthy person's collectibles once upon a time? Seems really out of touch. Needs to be re-wilded badly. It feels like a suburban landscaping nursery. This is a really outmoded vision of our relationship to greenspace. It would be more compelling if they simply stopped maintaining it and let it go to seed. In certain ways, this is the worst arboretum I've ever visited. How many old-growth trees were cut down to make...

Such a cold day to find this amazing, free, walking space, in Indian Hill. I find the most magical peaceful beautiful places in Indian Hill every time I take a drive there. This time I stumbled upon this gorgeous Arboretum. I cannot wait to watch spring transform this magical sacred space. If plants and old growth trees are your jam, this space will delight. It is rich with Conifers and Evergreens. This Arboretum is on my list of comfortable, easy, spacious places to visit when I need a nature...

Let me start with the arboretum definition: a botanical garden devoted to trees. That defines it to a T. I accidentally wandered upon this Arboretum. I'm a canvasser and had just finished the neighborhood south of it & was told to go to the next one north. I figured the Arboretum to be another neighborhood. I may have been wrong, but I was awestruck by what I...