May 6 – Give Local Louisville
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 …
News
Site Documentation Day 3
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 …
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 …
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 …
Botanica Participates in Give Local Louisville on May 6
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 …
In Bloom: Spring 2014
In this issue: Botanica Selects Perkins+Will to Create Master Plan New Life for an Old Landfill Louisville Natives Zan Stewart and Matthew Kuhl to Work on Master Plan Plant Spotlight: Climbing Vines …
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 …
“Frost Bite” by Bob Hill
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. …