Highland Park, Rochester, New York
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Stairway in northeastern side of Highland Park
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 Location of Highland Park within New York
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| Type | Arboretum |
| Location | 171 Reservoir Avenue Rochester, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°7′47″N 77°36′23″W / 43.12972°N 77.60639°WCoordinates: 43°7′47″N 77°36′23″W / 43.12972°N 77.60639°W |
| Area | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Created | 1888 |
| Operated by | Monroe County |
| Open | All year |
Highland Park, also known as Highland Botanical Park, is an arboretum in Rochester, New York, United States. The park's administrative office is located at 171 Reservoir Avenue in Rochester.
In 1888, nurserymen George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry endowed the Rochester community with 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land which became Highland Park, one of the nation's first municipal arboretums. Highland Park is one of many parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, and was designed with the purpose of retaining a natural appearance. Horticulturist John Dunbar, later known in local circles as Johnny Lilacseed, started the park's famous lilac collection in 1892; some of the 20 varieties he installed were descendants of native Balkan Mountain flowers brought to North America by early colonists.
The park occupies most of a glacial moraine, sharing the hill with a water reservoir and Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School.
Highland Park covers 150 acres (61 ha) and features over 1,200 lilac shrubs representing over 500 varieties. Additional woody plants include Japanese maples, sweet-smelling magnolias, and other tree species; a selection of shrubs including barberries, azaleas, mountain laurel, andromeda, and 700 varieties of rhododendron; and a rock garden with dwarf evergreens. The gardens also feature herbaceous plants including spring bulbs, wildflowers, and a pansy bed with 10,000 plants, designed into an oval floral "carpet" with a pattern that changes each year.
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