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    • Visit
      • Directions & Parking
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      • Specialty Gardens
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      • Greenhouse Brochure
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      • Visitor Guidelines
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      • About This Site
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  • Visit
    • Directions & Parking
    • Hours
    • Specialty Gardens
    • Willott Iris Garden
    • Greenhouse Brochure
    • Greenhouse Map
    • Visitor Guidelines
  • Photography
  • Support
    • Friends of Greenhouse
    • Membership-Donations
    • Buy-a-brick
    • Newsletters
    • FOG Board
  • Brick Pavers
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  • About
    • About This Site
    • History
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    • Poinsettia Care
    • Native-Plants
    • Composting
    • Growing Gardens

Rockefeller Park Greenhouse
& Botanical Garden

Rockefeller Park Greenhouse & Botanical GardenRockefeller Park Greenhouse & Botanical GardenRockefeller Park Greenhouse & Botanical Garden

750 E. 88th Street, Cleveland, OH  44108 | 216-664-3103

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Pollinators at Risk

It hasn't been a good year for pollinators — they keep getting wiped out. Increasingly, pollinators face a combination of existing and emerging threats. These include loss of feeding and nesting habitats, pollution, disease, climate change, and insecticides and other chemicals. 

What Are Pollinators?

Pollinators are small insects and mammals that transfer pollen to plants, which enables reproduction. Pollinators include honey bees, native bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other small creatures. Amazingly, it is these tiny and tireless workers that make it possible for plants to produce the rich variety of fruits and vegetables that humans consume. 

 

According to the USDA, humans are indebted to pollinators for one out of every three bites of food that we eat. This includes fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds: apples, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, melons, peaches, potatoes, vanilla, almonds, coffee, chocolate, and more.

Help Pollinators Survive & Thrive

Sadly, many of the threats that pollinators face are the result of  human activities. We can be proactive and help protect the pollinators that so tirelessly serve us. Here are a few simple steps that will help. 


Plant flowers that attract pollinators: lavender, bee balm, pansies, marigolds, daises, peony, milkweed, and other native wildflowers. If you don't have yard space, use a window box. 


Do not use insecticides and pesticides on plants; these kill pollinators.


Avoid flowers and plants sold at big-box retailers; they often contain pesticides implicated in the wide-scale death of beehives and habitats. Instead, grow plants from untreated seeds in organic potting soil, or purchase organic plant starts.  Many master gardener groups offer free native plants. Cuyahoga County provides info on how to acquire native plants seedlings.


Follow this link for more info on how to help pollinators thrive.

What's Been Happening at RPG

Iris Garden

Cleveland Bonsai Club Event

Cleveland Bonsai Club Event

Cleveland Bonsai Club Event

Cleveland Bonsai Club Event

Cleveland Bonsai Club Event

Orchid House

Cleveland Bonsai Club Event

Orchid House

Join/Renew Your Membership

Become a Friend!

Spring into spring with the Friends of Greenhouse. Now is a great time to renew your membership or to become a member!


Friends of Greenhouse (FOG) is a volunteer organization that supports the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse. FOG funds special projects and promotes awareness of the Greenhouse as an essential green space in an urban environment. Your membership dues and donations help keep Rockefeller Park Greenhouse blooming now and for future generations.  

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About Rockefeller Park Greenhouse

Picture of the front of the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse main building.

A Cleveland gem, the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse (RPG) is a City-owned botanical garden and greenhouse that is open to the public seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. RPG is situated on four acres and features a variety of specialty plant collections, seasonal floral displays, and colorful theme gardens. Admission and parking are free. 

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Photo of  garden path  in full summer bloom.

Gardens and Displays

A variety of gardens and exhibits are on display at RPG throughout the year. Inside you will find tropical plants, fruit trees, orchids, and spectacular seasonal displays. Outside, according to their growing seasons, specialty gardens bloom in a delightful and sustainable greenspace.   

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Gardens at RPG

Latin American Garden

The Willot Iris Garden in full bloom.

RPG is home to the Willott Iris Garden, a beloved legacy of iris experts Tony and Dorothy Willott. The Willott Iris Garden is one of Rockefeller Park Greenhouse's signature gardens. It features many of the award winning flowers hybridized by the Willotts. Please click the button below to learn more about the Garden.


More About the Iris Garden

Inside exhibit of exotic plants.

All gardens and displays are open to the public during the hours of 10:00am - 4:00pm. Enjoy your visit. 

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