New Kentucky Garden Trail includes 12 gardens, botanical gardens across the state

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Oldham County tourism officials announced Monday the Kentucky Garden Trail, a collection of 12 gardens spread cross nine counties.

Including Jefferson and Oldham counties, the trail is made up of plant collections, historic sites and monuments. The trail has a passport program that allows visitors to document each landscape on the trail and receive rewards along the way.

"The trail is an exciting collaboration of nine tourism offices across the state who came together to showcase the fantastic gardens throughout the Bluegrass, including those recognized as some of the best in country," Kim Hydes, executive director of Oldham County Tourism and project lead for the trail, said in a news release Monday. "A very special thank you to Hatfield Media for helping to bring our huge vision for this project to life."

Below is a list of all 12 attractions on the trail:

Bullitt County:
- Bernheim Forest & Arboretum
Calloway County:
- Doran Arboretum
Daviess County:
- Western Kentucky Botanical Garden
Fayette County:
- State Botanical Garden
Franklin County:
- Liberty Hall Historic Site
Hopkins County:
- Mahr Park Arboretum
Jefferson County:
- Cave Hill Cemetery
- University of Louisville Arboretum
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Oldham County:
- Creasy Mahan Nature Preserve
- Yew Dell Botanical Gardens
Warren County:
- Baker Arboretum

"The Kentucky Garden Trail will serve as a tremendous resource for visitors to the Bluegrass State as well as those who call Kentucky home," said Paul Cappiello, executive director of Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, said in news release Monday. "It provides expertly curated access to a tremendous diversity of plants, garden styles, educational opportunities, and experiences that help to make Kentucky a great place to live and visit."

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