1)Welcome Garden-This old-fashioned garden

features fragrant roses and herbal companion plants.

The roses are hybrids developed Dr. Griffith Buck to
emphasize lovely fragrance with repeat flowering.The
companion herbs include lavender, thyme, catmint
and scented geranium.This herbal theme is continued
in the stone-wall raised bed surrounding the side
porch, constructed by Carrie Goodell in 1937. Now
a Kitchen Garden, calendula, sage, lemon thyme, basil
and oregano thrive here. This garden is sponsored
by the Kubeja-Richardson Fund of the Erie
Community Foundation.
2) Rhododendrons & Azaleas - The
Goodell sisters planted both Azaleas
and Rhododendron in earnest from
1948-1955. The extensive collection
also includes native Great Laurel,
Rhododendron maximum, planted by
the sisters in the 1920s. This species, used
in early hybridizations to bring cold hardiness
into the popular Iron-clad Rhododendrons of the
early 1900s, blooms in early July, much later than the
Mid-May to June bloom dates of the other Heritage
Garden hybrids.
3)Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)-Commonly called
White Birch, this tree was planted in 1936 and is now
a PA State Champion.With a circumference of 99 (8
ft. 3 in.) and a height of 82 feet, this tree is th largest
Paper Birch in our state. Commonly found in Canada
and New England (Zone 3), this tree thrives here, at
its Southern limit in Zone 5, due to the glacial till
soil and good hydrology which keep the trees roots
moist through the hot summer months.
4)Ben Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha)-This
flowering tree is a descendant of those discovered
by American botanists John & William Bartram in
1765 in Georgia.The Bartrams brought seeds back to
Philadelphia, propagated them, distributed saplings,
and named the tree after their great friend, Ben
Franklin. Because Franklinia was never again seen in
the wild after 1803, the Bartrams are credited with
saving it from extinction. Knowing its history, the

sisters ordered three saplings in 1962; one of which

survives today.The white, fragrant flowers bloom from
mid-August into September.
5)Carries Cabin-This cabin was built in 1934 by Todd
Goodell for his oldest daughter, Carrie, when she was 26
years old.Wanting a place of privacy away from the rest
of the family, she had asked for a cabin in the woods.
Hoping to keep his daughter safe closer to home, Todd
built the cabin in the back yard of the farmhouse and
told Carrie that she could grow the woods around it.
The first tree she planted around her new cabin
was the Red Oak near the chimney. Carrie also
planted native wildflowers such as Jack in the
Pulpit,Trillium, and Blood Root.Thus began
Carries Garden of Eden.
6)Natives in the Garden-The native
shrubs and trees in this area were planted in
the 1930s by the sisters.Their design included
Pennsylvanias state tree, the Hemlock, and state
flower, Mt. Laurel. Original Mt. Laurel shrubs line the
western edge of this area and a dwarf variety, Little
Linda has been added. Around the cabin you will find
other native trees: Sugar Maple, American Hornbeam,
and Redbud.Allegheny Chinkapin, a native nut tree,
provided the sisters with nuts for roasting.Only one
non-native, a Japanese Maple, planted in 1953, now
dominates the area and provides bright red Fall
foliage.This garden is sponsored by Charlie
McDaniel and Catherine (McDaniel)
Smith.
7)Dawn Redwood
(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Carrie planted this tree in 1952, after
learning of its re-discovery in China in
1944. Called a living fossil, this ancient
species was once believed to have become
extinct. In 1948, Harvard University sent an expedition
to collect seeds and, soon after, made seedling trees
available to the public. Carrie paid $14.83 for a sapling
and noted in her garden diary that this was the most
she ever paid for one plant in the garden! Closely
related to the Giant Sequoia of California, this species
is a deciduous conifer which sheds its needles in

Fall. It is known for its

beautiful, soft needles
and buttressed trunk.

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8)Pollinator Garden
Barn
The Pollinator Garden is
a cooperative effort with
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the Penn State Master
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demonstration garden
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for pollinator-friendly
practices in Erie County.
Design and plant choices
revolve around the
needs of larval and adult
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butterflies, honeybees,
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plants supply caterpillar
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joints, and wooden pegs.These original features were
Educational signage is provided by funding from
maintained in the reconstruction, along with the
the Haagen Dazs Loves Honey Bees campaign.
original windows. A local blacksmith hand-forged
9)Event Barn-Originally used by the Goodell family as
and fitted new iron hinges and latches to maintain
a sheep barn, this barn was taken down beam by beam,
the historic feel. The barn is now used for concerts,
restored, and reconstructed in a historically accurate
educational lectures, party and wedding rentals, and
manner in its present location. Built in 1840, it was
other events.
constructed with hand-hewn beams, mortise and tenon
Event

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Goodell History:
From Family Farm to Botanical Gardens
Four generations of the Goodell Family owned
this land from 1832 until 2001. In 1907 Todd
and Ella Goodell were the first generation to
live on the land, farm it, and raise their two
daughters, Carrie and Margaret. They instilled
a love of farm life, nature, and horticulture
in their daughters. The sisters left us a vivid
account of their life on the Goodell Farm in
their photos and diaries. Margaret took photos from the 1920s through the1980s. Carrie kept a daily diary from 1944 until 1992. In
their later years Carrie and Margaret worked
with the Erie Community Foundation to ensure that their farms forever exhibit their passion for plants and gardening. Today Goodell
Gardens celebrates this vision through excellence in horticulture, education, and land
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221 Waterford Street
P.O. Box 156
Edinboro, PA 16412
814-734-6699
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