Best Hummingbird Gardens in Brookings County, South Dakota

Located on the edge of the tallgrass prairie at South Dakota State University in Brookings, McCrory Gardens is the region's only accredited botanical garden, encompassing 25 acres of formal gardens and a 45-acre state arboretum. The gardens plant over 41,000 flowers, trees, and shrubs annually and maintain extensive research trial plots. The perennial garden is a highlight, with bee balm, penstemons, and native prairie species creating rich mid-summer nectar sources. McCrory is the primary botanical destination in the eastern Dakotas.

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