Vermont Experimental Cold Hardy Cactus Garden Explained

Vermont Experimental Cold Hardy Cactus Garden
Map:Vermont
Location:Middlebury, Vermont, US

Vermont Experimental Cold Hardy Cactus Garden is a small botanical garden, less than, specialized in cactus and succulents, in Middlebury, Vermont, United States.[1] [2]

Location and access

It is located in a private residence in a bioclimatic zone (USDA zones 4 and 5) in far north in New England.Vermont Experimental Cold Hardy Cactus Garden, Halladay Road, Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont 05753 United States.It is open to the public after a phone call to arrange the visit.

History

The botanical garden arose from a happy idea of the couple formed by Louis and Marilyn Varricchio, who also make acclimatization attempts of cold resistant plants[3] in this bioclimatic zone.

Collections

Her collections include several opuntias, agaves, yuccas, and sedums and some raised cultivation beds with plantations on a miniature hill.

The garden also performs resistance tests of the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum aka Sequoia gigantea) in Bioclimatic Zones 4-5. Several resistance test seedlings were planted in the year 2000.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://tools.bgci.org/garden.php?id=3393&ftrCountry=US&ftrKeyword=Vermont&ftrBGCImem=&ftrIAReg= Vermont Experimental Cold-Hardy Cactus Garden
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928070307/http://www.tripcart.com/usa-regions/New-Hampshire-Vermont,Botanical-Gardens.aspx#Guide Vermont Botanical Gardens Page
  3. Jenn Slim 24 Cold Hardy Cacti and Succulents that Can Withstand Frost LeadCamp, Inc.