Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Type Public
Location 4703 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nearest city Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°08′12″N 94°07′06″W / 36.136709°N 94.118264°W / 36.136709; -94.118264Coordinates: 36°08′12″N 94°07′06″W / 36.136709°N 94.118264°W / 36.136709; -94.118264
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
Operated by Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks
Open October 2007
Status Open

The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is an community-based non profit botanical garden in northeast Fayetteville, Arkansas USA. The 40-acre site is located at the border between Fayetteville and Springdale on Arkansas Highway 265 (Crossover Road). The garden currently consists of 6 acres of display gardens and a newly planted (2012) 20-acre arboretum.

Garden description

The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks was incorporated in 1993 with construction begun in 2004. The first phase of development was to complete the nine "Backyard Gardens." The initial gardens included a Japanese Garden, the Vegetable and Herb Garden, the Children's Garden, the Four Seasons Garden, the Shade Garden, the Rose and Perennial Garden, the Ozark Native Garden, the Sensory Garden and the Rock and Water Garden. The Founder's Garden, the Reading Railroad, the Education Cottage Garden and the Butterfly House and Garden has been added since the gardens were officially opened in 2007.

Future

The garden is beginning implementation of the 2028 plan which will include an expansion of the garden space to include a Field to Fork Garden, a People's Garden, an Azalea collection and several others. In conjunction with this development there will be the addition of a Visitor's Center that will include an event hall, an educational wing and an attached conservatory.

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