The Gardens at Elm Bank is presently headquartered in Wellesley, MA. The 36 acres at Elm Bank encompass multiple gardens including an acre-sized one designed by prominent UK plantsman Adrian Bloom. Other gardens include the Weezie's Children's Garden, a floral and vegetable trial gardens run as part of the All-America Selection group, and specialty gardens built around rhododendron, daylilies, daffodils, hostas, herbs and native plants.

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank was established in 1829 as the Boston Horticultural Society, and promptly began weekly exhibits. In 1831 the society bought a 72-acre estate called "Sweet Auburn" for an arboretum, garden, and cemetery. Although the horticultural garden never materialized, in 1835 the site was incorporated as Mount Auburn Cemetery, one of the most beautiful memorial gardens in America.

After many successful years of encouraging the development and celebration of new and improved horticultural practices, the society fell upon financial hard times. In 2002 the society sold $5.25 million of rare books and prints to raise cash and has stabilized financially.

Contemporary programs, include: The Garden to Table Program, which offers the public an opportunity to come together in a beautiful and welcoming setting to learn about growing, cooking, and preserving healthy food; Thursday Night at the Hort: an adult horticulture lecture series; Plantmobile: youth science and horticulture outreach; Hands On Hort: experiential programs in the gardens; as well as the Gardeners Fair (May) help to connect people with horticulture.

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