Letter from Judy Hunt, President Emeritus of Botanica
Dear Friends, Spring is just around the corner and I know that many of you are looking forward to getting your hands dirty in the garden again! Lots …
News
In Bloom: Spring 2011
In this issue: Interview with Botanica’s New President – Brian Voelker Proposed Botanical Garden Site Once a Neighborhood Known as “The Point” Plant Spotlight: Flowering Dogwood Spring is here! Is your garden …
Incorporating Edible Plants Into the Landscape
This article comes to you from the January 2011 edition of “The Latest Dirt” – the newsletter of the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Kentucky. It is authored by Rick …
How will Fruit Crop Diseases Respond to the Drought of 2010?
This article comes to you from the January 2011 edition of “The Latest Dirt” – the newsletter of the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Kentucky. It is authored by John …
The “Garden Project” Gets a Name!
At a Botanica board of directors meeting on Thursday, January 27, 2011, the board voted to officially name our future botanical garden and conservatory (formerly referred to as "The Garden Project") "Waterfront …
The University of Florida – a Botanical Wonderland
Botanica board member, Dominic Gratto, recently made a trip to his hometown of Gainesville, Florida. While there he stopped in to check on his alma mater – the University of Florida. Touring …
Dunsmuir Botanical Garden – a Mid-Winter Walk
“Chances are, you either did not know there was a small gem of a public garden in Dunsmuir, or, like me, you had driven at 65 miles an hour (ok, ok maybe …
Interview with Eleanor Griffin of Southern Living
On Thursday, November 4, 2010, Botanica hosted its first ever Garden Project Campaign Committee luncheon at the Waterfront Development Corporation building on Louisville’s waterfront. The goal of the luncheon was to increase …
The Future Home of the Louisville Botanical Garden and Conservatory – We Have a Site!
Botanica has a site for the new botanical garden and conservatory! It's at the intersection of Frankfort Ave and River Road right near Louisville's waterfront. Check out the pictures HERE or on …
Plants are the Strangest People
Here's a GREAT blog you should all follow. It's written by a guy who has 873 house plants! (And I thought my 38 houseplants was a lot!) The blog is called "Plants …