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    Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

    22306 Aldine Westfield Road
    Humble , TX 77338
    (281) 443-8731

    Website: hcp4.net/mercer/


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    Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens is a Harris County Precinct 4 facility. Mercer is named after the original owners, Thelma and Charles Mercer, who purchased 14.5 acres in the late 1940s and began building a masonry home, now the Volunteer Center, and a garden.

    Before the roof was completed, the area flooded. Water spilled over the banks of Cypress Creek and backed up to Treaschwig Road, covering most of the property. After the...

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    Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens is a Harris County Precinct 4 facility. Mercer is named after the original owners, Thelma and Charles Mercer, who purchased 14.5 acres in the late 1940s and began building a masonry home, now the Volunteer Center, and a garden.

    Before the roof was completed, the area flooded. Water spilled over the banks of Cypress Creek and backed up to Treaschwig Road, covering most of the property. After the flood, the Mercers established a new home site with a higher elevation about 50 feet south of the original homestead. This wooden house functioned as the staff building for 25 years. Subsequent flooding damaged the structure, which was then replaced by an elevated staff building in the footprint of the old home.

    Thelma and Charles chose this property for the many special trees that are still a part of the Mercer landscape. Thelma was an avid horticulturist and did much of the initial selective clearing to preserve and enhance the desirable native trees such as dogwoods, rusty blackhaw viburnum and several species of hawthorns. Thelma planted large camellias throughout the central gardens, and introduced several exotic tree species that are still growing beautifully, including gingko, bauhinia, philadelphus, camphor, and tung oil.

    The Mercers had a dream of sharing their small private garden with the community and wanted to preserve their special oasis. Thelma proposed that Harris County purchase the property and use it as an educational and horticultural facility for the public. The land was purchased by Harris County in 1974. Volunteers from the community played an early role in the care and further development of the gardens. Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens continues that tradition with an active volunteer program today.

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    Visit Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

    Presented by Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens at Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

    January 1, 2007 - Ongoing

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    • Event Name: Visit Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
      "A wonderful place to visit."
      Comment posted by: Alcy Neidlinger from Spring TX, Jul 25, 2010

      I just moved here from Fl a few months ago and was looking for a botanical type setting.I have 2 loves,photography and flowers.I found my perfect combination at Mercer Arboretum&Botanic Gardens. I... Expand

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