• California, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on April 14th, 2010

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    Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

    Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

    The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens are located on 47 acres (19 hectares) in Fort Bragg, California, USA between California’s Highway One and the Pacific Ocean. It includes canyons, wetlands, coastal bluffs, and a closed-cone pine forest.
    The Gardens were founded in 1961 by Ernest and Betty Schoefer. In 1992, the California Coastal Conservancy purchased the Gardens [...]

  • Arkansas, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on May 24th, 2009

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    The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

    The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

    The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks 86 acres (348,000 m²) is a new botanical garden now taking shape near Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA. The site is located at the Fayetteville-Springdale border on Crossover Road (Highway 265), and currently includes seasonal plantings in a small area, a wildflower meadow (1998), a lakeside hiking trail and a self-guided [...]

  • Arizona, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on May 24th, 2009

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    Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson

    Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson

    The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a collection of 16 botanical gardens located at 2150 North Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
    Although the Garden property dates back to the 1920s, when it was the home of Bernice and Rutger Porter, the Tucson Botanical Gardens were founded in 1964 by horticulturist and collector, Harrison G. Yocum, who opened [...]

  • Arizona, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on May 24th, 2009

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    Tohono Chul Park, Tucson

    Tohono Chul Park, Tucson

    Tohono Chul Park is a 49-acre (198,300 m2) nature preserve in Tucson, Arizona, United States.
    Park History
    In the 1920s, the entire northwest section of Tucson was considered ideal for growing frost-sensitive citrus and date palms. Maurice Reid owned property from Orange Grove Road to Ina Road and planted it with groves of citrus trees. He introduced [...]

  • Arizona, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on May 24th, 2009

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    Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix

    Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix

    The Desert Botanical Garden is a 140 acre (20 ha) botanical garden located within Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Founded in 1939, the garden now has more than 21,000 plants, including 139 species which are rare, threatened or endangered. Of special note are the rich collections of agave (176 taxa) and cacti (10,350 plants [...]

  • Arizona, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on May 11th, 2009

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    Arizona Cactus Botanical Garden

    Arizona Cactus Botanical Garden

    The Arizona Cactus Botanical Garden was a non-profit botanical garden, located at 8 Cactus Lane, Bisbee, Arizona, USA, containing representative samples of over 800 varieties of high desert plant life. It was founded by David Eppele and has been closed since his death on 19 May 2005. The Garden featured cactus and succulents from high [...]

  • Colorado, Gardens of North America, Usa

    Posted on February 18th, 2009

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    Western Colorado Botanical Gardens

    Western Colorado Botanical Gardens

    The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens 12 acres (49,000 m²) are botanical gardens located at the southern end of 7th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA. The gardens are public, and financed by admission fees and donations. Founded in 1994, The Gardens have been dramatically increasing the size of the facility since 2003.
    The Gardens have reclaimed [...]