Green Animals Topiary Garden
Green Animals
A century-old topiary garden in Portsmouth, with more than 80 trees clipped into elephants, giraffes and bears; family-friendly.
Green Animals sits in Portsmouth, about 15 km north of Newport, overlooking Narragansett Bay. It is one of America's oldest topiary gardens, cultivated from 1905 by a Portuguese gardener. More than 80 boxwood and privet sculptures have been clipped into animals such as elephants, giraffes, bears and camels, as well as geometric shapes. There is also a kitchen garden and an orchard. Managed by the Preservation Society of Newport County, combination tickets are valid. It is generally open from about May to October and is good for families.
Opening hours
May–Oct, approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Purgatory Chasm
- Easton's Beach
- Second Beach
- White Horse Tavern
- Touro Synagogue
- Brick Market & Museum of Newport History
- Redwood Library and Athenaeum
- Trinity Church