Martha Springer Botanical Garden

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The Martha Springer Botanical Garden (1 acre) is a botanical garden on the campus of Willamette University, located in Salem, Oregon, United States.

Contents 1 About 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

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The garden was dedicated in 1988 in honor of Professor Martha Springer, a biologist at the school.^[1] Its long, narrow site behind the athletic building is divided into 12 smaller gardens, including a butterfly garden, herb garden, alpine rock garden, theme borders, and ethnobotany gardens.^[1] Much of the garden contains species native to the state of Oregon. The botanical garden lies along the Mill Race that bisects the school's campus after leaving the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill site to the east.^[1]

Martha Springer Botanical Garden is sometimes referred to as a secret garden since few people are aware of its existence and it is tucked away behind buildings on the campus.^[2] Other features of the garden include benches, a rock fountain, and roses.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

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[edit] External links

• Martha Springer Botanical Garden is at coordinates 44°56′07″N 123°01′47″W / 44.935343, -123.029607 (Martha Springer Botanical Garden)Coordinates: 44°56′07″N 123°01′47″W / 44.935343, -123.029607 (Martha Springer Botanical Garden)
• Willamette page on Martha Springer Botanical Garden

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