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MONTEREY BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN --- The Premier Botanical Garden in Northern California
GENERAL INTRODUCTION:
Look to this page for continuing updates on the progress of the premier botanical garden currently under conceptual and site development.
For links to Famous Botanical Gardens around the globe, scroll to the bottom of this page.
This website is a provisional website during the initial development of the project. Soon, this first site will be archived, and a more expansive site will be developed to accommodate the growing need of the project's development. It is projected that there will be at least three interim websites before the gardens are opened to the public. Following the Grand Opening, an operations website will be developed for the Visitors to the gardens to access, and these developmental websites will be archived. But don't worry, the links given below will be retained on all the websites we develop, though they may be split into separate categories and found on various different pages of the operational website. The links are provided to give the visitors to this website an idea of the extensive contacts that are being developed by the managers of this project. Simply click on the link to take you to that web page.
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INTERESTING BOTANICAL VIDEOS AND LINKS:
VIDEOS
ANGIOSPERMS - THE SECRETS OF FLOWERS
FANTASTIC VESICLE TRAFFIC
LA BLOOMBA
THE BOTANY OF DESIRE
POISONOUS PITCHER PLANT
WORLD'S LARGEST FLOWER
GIANT AMAZON LILY
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS EAT BUGS
PLANT REPRODUCTION IN GENERAL
SECRET LIFE OF BRYOPHYTES (MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS)
SECRET LIFE OF FERNS
CONIFER REPRODUCTION 1 (and Links to 2-6 in series)
FLOWERING PLANT REPRODUCTION
PLANT MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
Link to Other VIdeos in Series
PLANT VIDEOS and Links to Plant Families
Flower Auction Holland (FloraHolland) 12 Billion Annual Plant Transactions
Kenya Flower Council
California Cut Flower Industry
Michigan Wheat Harvest
The Rose Garden - Werribee Mansion
Japanese Garden
Blueberry Plant Production
Ultimate Summer Fruits Collection
Feast of Dates
Hilo Farmer's Market
Huntington Botanical Garden
God's Pharmacy
Peninsula Orchid Show
Santa Cruz Orchid Show
Growing Canadian Indoor Orchids In Snowy Weather
Making a Humidity Tray
Shipping Orchids
Heliconias
Most Beautiful Flowers Bloom
Growing Beans
Mangosteen
World's Oldest Flower
ORGANIZATIONS
Link to Botanical Society of America (BSA)
Link to American Journal of Botany
Link to American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)
Link to American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)
Link to International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
Link to the Canadian Botanical Association (CDA/ABC)
Link to the American Horticultural Society (AHS)
Link to The American Fern Society (AFS)
Link to the American Orchid Society (AOS)
Link to the International Palm Society (IPS)
Link to the Bromeliad Society International (BSI)
Link to the Heliconia Society International (HSI)
Link to the American Rose Society (ARS)
Link to the American Begonia Society (ABS)
Link to the American Camellia Society (ACS)
Link to the American Dahlia Society (ADS)
Link to the American Daffodil Society (ADS)
Link to the American Gourd Society (AGS)
Link to the American Hibiscus Society (AHS)
Link to the American Hosta Society (AHS)
Link to the American Iris Society (AIS)
Link to the American Rhododendron Society (ARS)
Link to the Society of American Florists (SAF)
Link to the American Conifer Society (ACS)
Link to the American Pomological Society (APS)
Link to the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV)
Link to the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
Link to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Link to the American Phytological Society (APS)
Link to the Plant Encyclopedia
Plant Reproduction by Discovery Channel
eHealth.com
RECENT EVENTS
Link to July 7-11, 2012 Botany Conference
Link to July 27-31 Botany Conference in Tucson, Arizona
UPCOMING EVENTS
http://botany.org
BELOW YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT PHILOSOPHY, FQAs, LINKS TO IMPORTANT MONTEREY BAY INTERNET SITES, AND OTHER IMPORTANT BOTANICAL GARDENS
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION:
Look to this page for continuing updates on the progress of the premier botanical garden currently under conceptual and site development.
For links to Famous Botanical Gardens around the globe, scroll to the bottom of this page.
This website is a provisional website during the initial development of the project. Soon, this first site will be archived, and a more expansive site will be developed to accommodate the growing need of the project's development. It is projected that there will be at least three interim websites before the gardens are opened to the public. Following the Grand Opening, an operations website will be developed for the Visitors to the gardens to access, and these developmental websites will be archived. But don't worry, the links given below will be retained on all the websites we develop, though they may be split into separate categories and found on various different pages of the operational website. The links are provided to give the visitors to this website an idea of the extensive contacts that are being developed by the managers of this project. Simply click on the link to take you to that web page.
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INTERESTING BOTANICAL VIDEOS AND LINKS:
VIDEOS
ANGIOSPERMS - THE SECRETS OF FLOWERS
FANTASTIC VESICLE TRAFFIC
LA BLOOMBA
THE BOTANY OF DESIRE
POISONOUS PITCHER PLANT
WORLD'S LARGEST FLOWER
GIANT AMAZON LILY
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS EAT BUGS
PLANT REPRODUCTION IN GENERAL
SECRET LIFE OF BRYOPHYTES (MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS)
SECRET LIFE OF FERNS
CONIFER REPRODUCTION 1 (and Links to 2-6 in series)
FLOWERING PLANT REPRODUCTION
PLANT MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
Link to Other VIdeos in Series
PLANT VIDEOS and Links to Plant Families
Flower Auction Holland (FloraHolland) 12 Billion Annual Plant Transactions
Kenya Flower Council
California Cut Flower Industry
Michigan Wheat Harvest
The Rose Garden - Werribee Mansion
Japanese Garden
Blueberry Plant Production
Ultimate Summer Fruits Collection
Feast of Dates
Hilo Farmer's Market
Huntington Botanical Garden
God's Pharmacy
Peninsula Orchid Show
Santa Cruz Orchid Show
Growing Canadian Indoor Orchids In Snowy Weather
Making a Humidity Tray
Shipping Orchids
Heliconias
Most Beautiful Flowers Bloom
Growing Beans
Mangosteen
World's Oldest Flower
ORGANIZATIONS
Link to Botanical Society of America (BSA)
Link to American Journal of Botany
Link to American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)
Link to American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)
Link to International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
Link to the Canadian Botanical Association (CDA/ABC)
Link to the American Horticultural Society (AHS)
Link to The American Fern Society (AFS)
Link to the American Orchid Society (AOS)
Link to the International Palm Society (IPS)
Link to the Bromeliad Society International (BSI)
Link to the Heliconia Society International (HSI)
Link to the American Rose Society (ARS)
Link to the American Begonia Society (ABS)
Link to the American Camellia Society (ACS)
Link to the American Dahlia Society (ADS)
Link to the American Daffodil Society (ADS)
Link to the American Gourd Society (AGS)
Link to the American Hibiscus Society (AHS)
Link to the American Hosta Society (AHS)
Link to the American Iris Society (AIS)
Link to the American Rhododendron Society (ARS)
Link to the Society of American Florists (SAF)
Link to the American Conifer Society (ACS)
Link to the American Pomological Society (APS)
Link to the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV)
Link to the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
Link to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Link to the American Phytological Society (APS)
Link to the Plant Encyclopedia
Plant Reproduction by Discovery Channel
eHealth.com
RECENT EVENTS
Link to July 7-11, 2012 Botany Conference
Link to July 27-31 Botany Conference in Tucson, Arizona
UPCOMING EVENTS
http://botany.org
BELOW YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT PHILOSOPHY, FQAs, LINKS TO IMPORTANT MONTEREY BAY INTERNET SITES, AND OTHER IMPORTANT BOTANICAL GARDENS
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Samplings of Botanical Wonders to be found in the botanical garden:
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Attribution: Alvesgaspar of Wikipedia Commons
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PROJECT PHILOSOPHY:
The Monterey Bay Botanical Garden is privately owned, and supports non-profit organizations that further its mission. It is being designed as a premier scientific botanical garden linked to botanical gardens, universities and colleges, and other scientific institutes around the globe. Because of the extreme beauty of having publicly displayed botanical specimens, it is also being designed as a commercial enterprise tourist attraction. Monies derived from the commercial operation will support the scientific endeavors. Part of the commercial side will be to support the extensive agricultural community of the Monterey Bay area. The Visitor Orientation Center will have a large arena for showcasing the abundance of the Monterey Bay Area. The community teems with vineyards, orchards, and vegetable crops, flower nurseries, etc. and the Salinas Valley is often referred to as the "Salad Bowl of the World". Extensive vineyard operations now make Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties superior to the wine-tasting tours offered by Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties.
The Visitor Orientation Center will serve as a premier advertising location for selected vintners, fruit-nut-berry-produce growers, flower nurseries, and others in the agricultural industry. Outdoors will showcase displays of how the region's crops are grown, at various stages of growth. The anticipated visitor flow will be comparable to that through the Monterey Bay Aquarium sited on the Monterey Peninsula - approximately 2,000,000 Visitors per year. While the focus of the botanical garden will be on science, and in particular on botany, there will be extensive opportunity for growers to showcase the application of botany to human experience. A fruit smoothie made from local strawberries, blackberries or raspberries will certainly bring visitors flocking to sample the local produce. The wine tasting room will be on par with the finest wine-tasting rooms of California. The aroma of chocolate will waft from the chocolate bar. And the Garden of Eating (TM) will serve the finest sandwiches, salads and other delicacies to our esteemed visitors.
In addition, the Visitor Orientation Center will double as a cultural venue for the Monterey Bay Area. Evening concerts, Weddings, Business Meetings, and other social events will be hosted at the facility, not only garnering additional revenue but also providing a wonderful forum for the performing arts, etc..
The tropical 'glass'-house, adjacent to the Visitor Orientation Center, will be home to a huge variety of flowering tropical plants. Orchids, Bromeliads, Heliconiasand other exotic tropical plants will bloom in abundance. Epiphytic plants will grow as they do in the wild - on the trunks and branches of trees - not in pots as grown by the commercial orchid and bromeliad nurseries.
Outreach to the local community will be of paramount importance. Interfacing with existing environmental organizations such as Return of the Natives, Carmel River Steelhead Association, Sierra Club, etc. will be an ongoing activity, and we expect to provide strong support to those organizations.
Charter Memberships will commence in the near future. We anticipate approximately 300,000 Charter Memberships from the residents of the Monterey Bay communities. This compares with the approximately 107,000 Charter Memberships drawn from the smaller Monterey Peninsula community during the offering by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1984.
We do not anticipate developing a ride-based theme park like the nearby Santa Cruz Boardwalk, though we will offer the tourists and locals alike who are visiting in Santa Cruz to drive a few miles south to soak in the beauty and experience of our botanical world. Similarly, we do not anticipate developing a golf course, as there are extensive courses on the nearby Monterey Peninsula such as Pebble Beach, etc. Instead, we will invite those visitors and tourists to the Monterey Peninsula to drive a few miles north to experience our exotic collection of tropical plants, wonderful color gardens, and fantastic food venues.
Since the Monterey Bay area (Monterey Peninsula, Salinas, Watsonville, Santa Cruz) itself has a tremendous visitor flow of approximately 13,000,000 Visitors annually, based on Visitor Statistics kept for the region, we expect to capture only about 15% of that total Visitor Flow. However, we might be surprised by a substantially larger amount.
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FAQs
- Q: Where is the botanical garden located? A: The precise location will not be disclosed until after the land acquisition has been finalized. However, it will be close to the Monterey Bay, between Seaside in the South and Soquel in the North.
- Q: How large is the garden? A: The exact acreage will not be disclosed until after the land acquisition has been finalized. However, it will be somewhere between 100 to 200 acres.
- Q: If I want to participate in the garden project, as a vendor or otherwise, how do I get involved? A: Go to the Contact Us page and send an email.
- Q: When will the garden open to the public? A: The exact date has not yet been established. The actual construction of the garden will take an anticipated 2-3 years, making a tentative opening date in late 2015. Some pre-opening touring might become available.
- Q: How much will admission cost? A: The exact pricing has not yet been determined, but a daily admission rate will be kept low, somewhere around $15/adult; Annual passes and Lifetime passes will also be available (as well as Charter Memberships).
- Q: When will the garden be completed? A: Never. It will be an ongoing project in perpetuity. Constant plant additions to the garden will be sought, and various areas of the garden will mature and constantly need replacement of plants. However, most of the Main Garden will have been planted out within about 20 years after opening. Many of the trees will not be fully mature for centuries (such as Giant sequoia), so the garden will be constantly improving with age.
- Q: How many species of plants will be in the garden: After twenty years of development we anticipate being the largest botanical garden west of the Mississippi. Upon opening to the general public, we anticipate more than 5,000 species, making it one of the largest botanical gardens in California.
- Q: How much time should a visitor anticipate spending to see the botanical garden. To see everything, in all seasonal phases, of course would take one full year. To get a quick view of the beauty, for an average tourist family, we would recommend a minimum of two hours, and preferably half a day. The younger children (ages 5-12) might get bored after only 1/2 hour (short attention-span; as most parents know), and we will have playground opportunities, 'day-care' with gardening instruction, and other activities to keep them involved while their parents enjoy the main garden. To include a nice lunch with wine-tasting one should include an extra hour. A seasoned botanical garden visitor would require several days to visit all 5,000 species.
- Q: What kind of education or research will be conducted? A: It is expected that student groups from local nearby schools will make this part of their extracurricular activity. Affiliation with nearby Universities will allow for the botanical garden to be used as part of their research facilities. Expected research will be in the areas of horticultural techniques, plant phylogeny, and agricultural techniques, and conservation. It is expected that research expeditions to remote regions of the globe will be funded for discovering plants not yet known to Western society. It will be the goal of the botanical garden that no visitor (student, tourist or otherwise) will leave empty-handed, but will take home at least seeds, if not matured plants, to plant in their own gardens.
- Q: What phylogeny system will be used for plant classification? A: The botanical garden will use the most recent advances in phylogeny to-date, based on DNA studies and morphology, as adopted by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009).
- Q: Will you have tropical plants? A large Crystal Palace is planned to house the tropical collection. Tropical plants for indoor usage will also be available at the Gift Shop nursery.
- Q: How does the Memorial Garden work? Persons who wish to remember a loved one with a memorial plant will make a small donation. The plant of choice will enter into the garden, either as a landscape plant or as part of the Main Garden. A computer database of all such memorials will be maintained, giving a brief biographical sketch of the loved-one, as well as information on the planting (US gps or Russian glonass location systems, or both; should the European Galileo or Chinese Compass systems become available, they will be added as well for multiple redundancy; the family-genus-species, etc.). Memorial plaques will also be available. Any species will be available, but certain landscape species are favored (typically California native species).
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If you have a question you would like to see included in the above, please email us via the Contact Us page.
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IMPORTANT LINKS:
- Monterey Bay Chambers of Commerce
www.salinaschamber.com
Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce:
www.mpcc.com
Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
www.santacruzchamber.org
Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce
www.pajarovalleychamber.com
- Monterey Bay Government Links
www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/supervisor.htm
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/Government/BoardofSupervisors.aspx
- Visitors and Conventions Bureaus
www.seemonterey.com
Pacific Grovewww.pacificgrove.org
Santa Cruz County - Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council
www.santacruzca.org
Salinas Valley Tourism and Visitors Bureau
www.svtvb.com
- Other Visitor Attraction Links
Monterey Wikitravel
City of Monterey
Monterey Bay Travel Guide
Monterey Bay Visitors Guide
Monterey Bay Visitor Center
Monterey County Attractions
Monterey County Attractions - 2
Monterey Wine Country Events
- Nearby Popular Hiking and Outdoor Activity Locations
Salinas River
Los Padres National Forest
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Andrew Molera State Park
Marina State Beach
Fort Ord Dunes State Park
Elkhorn Slough
Lake El Estero
- Beaches - Approximately 35
http://www.montereyhie.com/things-to-do/things-to-do-monterey-ca-beaches.aspx
http://www.seemonterey.com/tourist-activities/beaches
Santa Cruz County Beaches
http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/casantacruz/a/beaches.htm
http://www.goodtimessantacruz.com/santa-cruz-beaches.html
http://www.santacruzca.org/things/beaches.php
Big Sur River Mouth Beach
www.bigsurcalifornia.org/beaches.html
Sandy Beach
www.pointlobos.org
Jade Cove Beach
Andrew Molera State Beach
Point Sur State Beach
Carmel Beach
Carmel River Mouth State Beach
Pebble Beach
McAbee Beach
San Carlos Beach
Del Monte Beach
Asilomar State Beach
Monterey State Beach
Seaside Beach
Marina Beach
Moss Landing State Beach
Sunset Beach
Manresa Beach
La Selva Beach
Santa Cruz Main Beach
Seacliff Beach
Capitola Beach
Steamer Lane Beach
Seascape Beach
- Golf Courses - Approximately 40
http://www.montereypeninsulagolf.com/monterey+golf+courses
Monterey County Golf Courses
http://www.mtycounty.com/pgs-golf/golf.html
Santa Cruz County Golf Courses
http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/city.aspx?dest=Santa+Cruz+CA
- Resorts, Hotels and Other Accomodations
www.visitasilomar.com
Embassy Suites Monterey
http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/MRYESES-Embassy-Suites-Monterey-Bay-Seaside-California/index.do
Pebble Beach Resort
www.pebblebeach.com
Hilton Garden Inn
www.monterey.hgi.com
Monterey Hyatt Regency
www.monterey.hyatt.com
Best Western
www.bestwesternplusbeachresortmonterey.com
Good Nite Inn
www.goodnite.com
Santa Cruz - Monterey Bay KOA
www.santacruzkoa.com
- Monterey Bay Tourist Attractions and Parks
www.montereybayaquarium.org
Founded 1984
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
www.beachboardwalk.com
Founded 1907
Big Sur State Park
www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=570
Established 1933
Point Sur State Historic Park and Lighthouse
www.pointsur.org
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
www.pointlobos.org
Established 1933
Carmel-By-The-Sea
www.carmelcalifornia.com
Pebble Beach Resorts
www.pebblebeach.com
California Missions in Monterey Bay
www.missionsofcalifornia.org
Fisherman's Wharf
www.montereywharf.com
Expanded 1923
Dennis-the-Menace Park and El Estero Park Complex
http://monterey.org/en-us/departments/recreationcommunityservices/parksandbeaches/elesteroparkcomplex.aspx
California Rodeo Salinas
www.carodeo.com
National Steinbeck Center
www.steinbeck.org
Cannery Row
www.canneryrow.com
17-Mile-Drive
http://www.pebblebeach.com/activities/explore-the-monterey-peninsula/17-mile-drive
Roaring Camp Railroad
www.roaringcamp.com
Laguna Seca Raceway
www.mazdaraceway.com
Laguna Seca Raceway - Wikipedia
Pinnacles National Monument
- Monterey Bay Educational Facilities
www.york.org
Santa Catalina
www.santacatalina.org
Robert Louis Stevenson
www.stevensonschool.org
Sacred Heart
www.shschool.com
Palma
www.palmaschool.org
Hartnell Junior College
www.hartnell.edu
Monterey Peninsula College (MPC)
http://www.californiacolleges.com/college/monterey-peninsula-college.html
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
www.csumb.edu
University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC)
www.ucsc.edu
Monterey County Office of Education
www.monterey.k12.ca.us
Santa Cruz County Office of Education
www.santacruz.k12.ca.us
- Monterey Bay Agribusinesses and Other Important Businesses
www.chatterbauxshoppe.com
Kasavan Architects
www.kasavanarch.com
Wallace Memorial
www.wallacememorial.com
Quintero Real Estate
(no website presently)
Pulford Insurance Agency
www.pulfordinsurance.com
Golden State Bulb Growers
www.goldenstatebulb.com
Ernst Benary of America
www.benary.com
Fresh Express by Chiquita
www.freshexpress.com
Dole Fresh Vegetables
www.dole.com
Higashi Farms - Salinas
(no website presently)
Andrew Smith Company
(no website presently)
Merrill Farms
www.merrillfarms.com
Eckhart Seed
www.eckhartseed.com
NewStar Fresh Foods
www.newstarfresh.com
Tanimura and Antle
www.taproduce.com
D'Arrigo Brothers
www.andyboy.com
Arrow Lettuce
(no website presently)
Boggiatto Produce
www.boggiatto.com
Central Valley Seeds
www.cvsseeds.com
Coastal Seeds
www.enzazaden.com
Taylor Farms
www.taylorfarms.com
Ocean Mist Farms
www.oceanmist.com
Driscoll's Berries
www.driscolls.com
American Takii
www.takii.com
Shamrock Seed
www.shamrockseed.com
Color Spot Nursery
www.colorspot.com
Rocket Farms
www.rocketfarms.com
Plant Sciences
www.plantsciences.com
Matsui Nursery
www.matsuinursery.net
Morgan Winery
www.morganwinery.com
Hahn Winery
www.hahnestates.com
Boekenoogen Winery
www.boekenoogenwines.com
Manzoni Winery
www.manzoniwines.com
McIntyre Vineyards
www.mcintyrevineyards.com
Paraiso Vineyards
www.paraisovineyards.com
Pessagno Winery
www.pessagnowines.com
Scheid Vineyards
www.scheidvineyards.com
Sycamore Cellars
www.thesycamorecellars.com
Talbott Vineyards
www.talbottvineyards.com
Ventana Vineyards
www.ventanawines.com
Wrath
www.wrathwines.com
Chateau Julien
www.chateaujulien.com
Not on the Lists? Would you like to be linked? Please see the Contact Us page and send us an email!
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LINKS TO FAMOUS BOTANICAL GARDENS:
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
www.kew.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1759
Longwood Botanical Gardens
www.longwoodgardens.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1798
United States Botanic Garden
www.usbg.gov
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1820
Missouri Botanical Gardens
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1859
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
www.botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1890
New York Botanical Garden
www.nybg.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1891
Berlin Botanical Garden
www.botanischer-garten-berlin.de
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1897
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
www.jardinbotanico.buenosaires.gob.ar
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1898
Huntington Botanical Gardens
www.huntington.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1904
Butchart Gardens
www.butchartgardens.com
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1909
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
www.bbg.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1910
Jardin Botanique Montreal
www.2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/jardin.htm
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1931
Fairchild Tropical Garden
www.fairchildgarden.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1935
Pretoria National Botanical Garden
www.sanbi.org/gardens/pretoria
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1946
Australian National Botanical Garden
www.anbg.gov.au
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1949
Beijing Botanical Garden
www.beijingtrip.com/attractions/beijing-botanical-garden.htm
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1955
Chicago Botanic Garden
www.chicagobotanic.org
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1972
Waimea Botanical Garden
www.waimeavalley.org/gardens.html
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1973
World Botanical Gardens (WBGI)
www.wbgi.com
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1994
Umauma Experience (originally part of WBGI)
www.umaumaexperience.com
Wikipedia Article
Founded 1994
Monterey Bay Botanical Garden
www.montereybaybotanicalgarden.com
Wikipedia Article
Founded 2012
Not on this List? Want to be Added? Go to Contact Us and send us an email to have your botanical garden included.
List of other Botanical Gardens around the Globe
Wikipedia Article
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