Garden Enthusiasts<\/h1>\n
With 55 acres there is a lot to explore. Once the family home of Mabel and Leslie Cheek, this extraordinary 1930s estate, with its historic mansion, cultivated gardens and expansive vistas, today serves the public as a botanical garden, arboretum, and museum.<\/p>\n
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The options below will give you a taste of the artistic beauty of Cheekwood.<\/p>\n
Requires Gardens Only or Gardens & Mansion Access<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″] Start with the Bradford Robertson Color Garden<\/a>. This garden reflects the universal love of color as a design element in flowers and foliage, and the displays change seasonally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy quiet contemplation in the Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en)<\/a>. Sh\u014dmu-en translates to \u201cpine-mist forest.\u201d This garden transcends cultures by connecting Eastern garden design with the native Tennessee landscape<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy the sound of cascading water as you walk along a rocky stream examining the fern collection, hellebores, hostas and heucheras in the Robinson Family Water Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Wills Perennial Garden<\/a> is dedicated to iris breeder and author, Jesse Wills, and displays both new and traditional perennials and many bearded irises. The Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden<\/a> pays tribute to the late Sigourney Cheek, a lifelong learner, author, and avid gardener. The spaces are designed to promote mindfulness and encourage visitors to linger with nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Martin Boxwood Gardens<\/a> were designed in the late 1920s by Bryant Fleming, the architect who also designed the elegant mansion. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport visitors to another time and place. These original Cheek gardens include a wooded stream, reflecting pool, fountains, and a stone grotto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor<\/a> is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The options below will take you through each of the distinct botanical gardens on the estate. Be sure to check out the Seasonal Display Guide, Monthly Top Plant Picks and the Arboretum Map.<\/p>\n Requires Gardens Only or Gardens & Mansion Access<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″] Start with the Bradford Robertson Color Garden<\/a>. This garden reflects the universal love of color as a design element in flowers and foliage, and the displays change seasonally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy quiet contemplation in the Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en)<\/a>. Sh\u014dmu-en translates to \u201cpine-mist forest.\u201d This garden transcends cultures by connecting Eastern garden design with the native Tennessee landscape<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy the sound of cascading water as you walk along a rocky stream examining the fern collection, hellebores, hostas and heucheras in the Robinson Family Water Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Wills Perennial Garden<\/a> is dedicated to iris breeder and author, Jesse Wills, and displays both new and traditional perennials and many bearded irises. The Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden<\/a> pays tribute to the late Sigourney Cheek, a lifelong learner, author, and avid gardener. The spaces are designed to promote mindfulness and encourage visitors to linger with nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Martin Boxwood Gardens<\/a> were designed in the late 1920s by Bryant Fleming, the architect who also designed the elegant mansion. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport visitors to another time and place. These original Cheek gardens include a wooded stream, reflecting pool, fountains, and a stone grotto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor<\/a> is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Time for lunch. Caf\u00e9 29<\/a> is in the former garage space in the Frist Learning Center and offers a casual, made-to-order menu. During your lunch break take a moment to learn about the Cheek family\u2019s connection to Maxwell House Coffee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Experience many native species including azaleas, trilliums, trout-lilies, a variety of ferns, and a small colony of paw-paw trees in the Howe Gardenand<\/a> learn about our state-of-the-art rain garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Burr Terrace Garden<\/a> has three levels featuring colorful annual plantings, an armillary bed, and fountain. It\u2019s reminiscent of a garden in Padua, Italy, dating back to 1542, considered to be the oldest surviving botanical garden in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Full Day<\/h1>\n