Plant Survey: March 28, 2014
Site Documentation Day 2 Botanist Pat Haragan and Botanica Board Member Valerie Smith A few more things springing up at site for our documentation. More to come as spring moves in to …
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A Brief Look at an Herbarium
By Patricia Dalton Haragan The concept of a herbarium took shape around 1530 when Luca Ghini, a professor of Botany at the University of Bologna and avid plant collector, discovered that when …
Plant Survey: March 10, 2014
On March 10th, Botanist Pat Haragan and Botanica Board Member Valerie Smith began documenting the plants on the Waterfront Gardens site as they are in the site’s original condition. We will continue …
Perkins+Will selected to design botanical gardens
Botanica has selected design firm Perkins+Will to lead the master planning process for the future botanical gardens. Their work will create the visual design of the landscape, gardens, architecture and other aspects …
Courier-Journal: Design firm selected to develop master plan
Read Sheldon Shafer’s article in the Courier-Journal: Design firm selected to develop master plan for Waterfront Botanical Gardens A consulting design team, Perkins+Will, has been selected to lay out a master plan …
Watch video of the Annual Meeting
If you weren’t able to join us for Botanica’s Annual Meeting, and you wondered what you missed – you’re in luck! We’ve posted the video from that night’s speakers. At the beginning …
Member Meeting to feature Peter Raven
We’d like to invite you to Botanica’s Annual Member Meeting and Speaker Program on October 23, 2013. Our meeting will provide an update on the Waterfront Botanical Gardens project, and it will …
Metro Council expected to provide boost for botanical garden project
Read Sheldon Shafer’s article in the September 8, 2013 Courier-Journal: Metro Council expected to provide boost for botanical garden project A 23-acre former landfill is expected to be declared surplus by the …
Mayor Fischer Quote
We wanted to share the quote from Louisville’s Mayor Greg Fischer, mentioned in Bob Hill’s article “Planting the seeds for Louisville’s Waterfront Botanical Gardens” on September 1, 2013 in the Courier-Journal: “It’s …
Planting the seeds for Louisville’s Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Read Bob Hill’s Op Ed piece in the Courier-Journal: Planting the seeds for Louisville’s Waterfront Botanical Gardens Efforts to create Louisville’s Waterfront Botanical Gardens are stepping up as interest, eagerness and fundraising …