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Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens

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Built
  
1889

Opened
  
1889

Phone
  
+1 360-225-8996

Added to NRHP
  
17 July 1975

NRHP Reference #
  
75001847

Area
  
3 ha

Architectural style
  
Victorian architecture

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens

Location
  
115 South Pekin Road Woodland, Washington

Address
  
115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday10AM–4PMMonday10AM–4PMTuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PM

Similar
  
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Hulda klager lilac gardens open house


The Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens are nonprofit botanical gardens specializing in lilacs, located at 115 South Pekin Road, Woodland, Washington. The gardens are open 10:00am–4:00pm daily; a $3.00 admission fee is charged.

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2014 lilac festival at hulda klager lilac gardens in woodland washington


History

The gardens were established by Hulda Klager (1863–1960), who began hybridizing lilacs in 1905. By 1910 she had created 14 new varieties, and in 1920 she started showing her lilacs every spring.

In 1948 the gardens were flooded, only the larger trees survived. People who had purchased plants in the past returned starts to Hulda and the gardens were replanted. Two years later in 1950 the gardens were once again open for the annual "Lilac Week".

Hulda eventually developed over 250 varieties. After her death, the gardens were preserved and then organized into a nonprofit foundation in 1976.

Today the gardens contain more than 90 varieties of lilacs, as well as Victorian gardens and farmhouse.

References

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Wikipedia