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May 6 – Give Local Louisville

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Thank you! We raised over $4,400 on May 6. Give Local Louisville is a 24-hour Give Day on May 6 dedicated to increasing your impact with stretch dollars and prize money contributed …


Site Documentation Day 3

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  Spring has brought us new things to see at the site! If you would like to join Pat and Valerie on one of the site documentation walks meet us at the …


A Brief Look at an Herbarium

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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 …


Botanica Participates in Give Local Louisville on May 6

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Botanica is participating in Give Local Louisville on May 6. For one day only, every dollar donated will be augmented through stretch dollars contributed by the Community Foundation of Louisville and its supporting sponsors …


Perkins+Will selected to design botanical gardens

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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

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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 …


“Frost Bite” by Bob Hill

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This year’s Polar Fleece Winter could be damaging to plants that are borderline hardy in the Louisville area, but the important thing to remember is that it’s way too soon to tell. …


Watch video of the Annual Meeting

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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 …


Botanica Annual Event a Big Success!

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Thanks to all who attended the member event at Locust Grove featuring Dr. Peter Raven of the Missouri Botanical Garden.