Wood County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens

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23 acres of nature trails and botanical gardens, with garden features such as gazebos and pergolas.
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The Wood County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is an all-volunteer public garden located in Quitman Texas. It consists of 23 acres of gardens, walking trails, woodlands, benches, and garden art, and features the historic Stinson House, built in 1869 and moved to its current location about 100 years later. The Arboretum was founded by Pam Riley in 2007, as a project for her Texas Master Gardener internship. Pam’s vision grew, and she formed a non-profit organization, Friends of the Arboretum, to manage the property that is leased from the city of Quitman. Since its inception, the Arboretum and the Texas Master Gardeners - Wood County - have had a close working relationship under multiple agents. While the relationship was suspended during the pandemic, we are thrilled to once again partner with the Texas Master Gardeners in Wood County! The Arboretum receives no funding from the city, county, state, or federal government. All funds to maintain the house and improve and maintain the gardens are raised by volunteers, with the support of businesses and individuals throughout the county. We also hold fund-raising events such as plant sales, rentals, and gift shop purchases. Local businesses help Volunteers from around the area - nature lovers, gardeners, church youths, scouts, and others - keep the gardens and trails looking at their best year-round. The gardens and trails are open to the public free of charge from dawn till dusk, and the house is available for viewing when volunteers are working - generally Wednesday mornings from 9 till noon - and by appointment.

10/29/2026

At the arboretum searching for and enjoying the color found today while anticipating the blooms to come.

10/21/2026

Missed our bulb sale? Never fear, we're taking a break for in-person sales tomorrow from 9 tll noon and will reopen the website for ordering on Thursday after we update our inventory!

10/11/2026

Fall bloomers to enjoy at the Arboretum

10/02/2026

Things that brought moments of pleasure and/or surprise on my last visit to the Wood County Arboretum.

09/25/2026

There are plenty of places to sit in the shade at the Arboretum. And with the weather getting now cooler it is quite pleasant to commune with nature.

09/23/2026

Shout out to The East Texas Weekend on KLTV Tyler for including the Wood County Arboretum in this fall commercial. If you see a big foot--it's at the Arboretum!

09/09/2026

Some plants seemed to take this summer's heat in stride. Others have struggled but are bouncing back a bit. Abelias, ruellias and firespike seem to be doing well(unless irrigation was lacking). But hydrangeas and elephant leaves (alocacia/calocacia) have struggled, unless they were well watered and totally in shade.

09/04/2026

Some pretty things seen on my last visit to arboretum. Google says caterpillar is an IO moth and it's sting is pretty nasty.

Address

175 Gov Hogg Parkway, PO Box 1395
Quitman, TX
75783

Telephone

+14302355461

Website

http://woodcountyarbo.org/

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