Discover a hidden oasis on Mt. Hope Avenue and one of Rochester, New York's loveliest gardens when Ellwanger Garden opens to the public during the weekends of the Lilac Festival. Established in 1867 by famed Rochester nurseryman George Ellwanger, this living preservation site boasts eighty different kinds of perennials, including strong collections of peonies, roses, daylilies, hostas, irises and spring- and summer-flowering bulbs.

[source: Landmark Society website, 2018-May-7]