Gardens and arboretums worth the drive from Berks County

Devon, PA · 57 minutes from Reading · Free

Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens is a free public garden on 48 acres of woodland in Devon, PA, open every day of the year.

Wayne, PA · 1 hour 3 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Chanticleer is a 35-acre pleasure garden on a former estate in Wayne, PA. It opens Wednesday to Sunday from April 1 through November 8.

Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 7 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Morris Arboretum & Gardens is a 92-acre public garden in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, PA, open daily year-round with seasonal exhibitions.

Media, PA · 1 hour 7 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Tyler Arboretum is a 650-acre arboretum in Media, PA, with 17 miles of hiking trails, historic trees and grounds the arboretum dates to 1681.

Kennett Square, PA · 1 hour 9 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Longwood Gardens is a botanical garden in Kennett Square, PA, with historic conservatories, fountain gardens and nearly 200 acres open to the public.

Hershey, PA · 1 hour 13 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Hershey Gardens is a 23-acre botanical garden in Hershey, PA, across from The Hotel Hershey. It opened in 1937 and includes a rose garden, theme gardens, a Children's Garden and an indoor Butterfly Atrium.

Wilmington, DE · 1 hour 16 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Nemours Estate is the 77-room mansion, chauffeur's garage and 200 acres of French-inspired formal gardens built for Alfred I. duPont in Wilmington, DE.

Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 18 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center is a Japanese house and garden in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA. The house was built in Japan in 1953 with traditional techniques and materials, designed by architect Junzo Yoshimura.

Winterthur, DE · 1 hour 21 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is Henry Francis du Pont's former estate in Winterthur, DE: a house museum of American decorative arts, a 1,000-acre naturalistic garden and a research library.

Hockessin, DE · 1 hour 27 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Mt. Cuba Center is a botanic garden of native plants in Hockessin, DE, with gardens and nearly three miles of trails across 1,000 acres.

Hamilton, NJ · 1 hour 44 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre sculpture park and museum in Hamilton, NJ. The park counts more than 300 contemporary sculptures set among its gardens, with six indoor galleries of rotating exhibitions.

New Hope, PA · 1 hour 45 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is a native plant preserve in New Hope, PA. About 4.5 miles of trails pass more than 700 native plant species (the preserve's count), and its Native Plant Nursery sells natives for home gardens.