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Savor the final sunsets of summer, enjoy a leisurely patio dinner, explore the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden, and take in special entertainment as the Garden stays open 'til 8 p.m. (last entry at 7:30 p.m.). Save time upon entry by securing your tickets in advance.
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Apr 18, 2023 · Missouri Botanical Garden. In 1896, Olmsted Brothers became the first landscape architects hired to work on the Missouri Botanical Garden, calling for a comprehensive arrangement of plant material and the removal of the Linnaean House, then being used as an orangery.
Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the United States and a National Historic Landmark. It is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1983, the botanical garden was added as the fourth subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.
Today, more than 150 years after opening, the Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science and conservation, education and horticultural display. Peter Wyse Jackson, Ph.D., a globally renowned botanist, is the Garden’s president.
The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Herbarium is one of the world’s outstanding research resources for specimens and information on bryophytes and vascular plants. The collection is limited to these two major groups of plants. As of 2018 the collection has nearly 7 million specimens.
The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, historic architecture, a Children's Garden, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered flora.
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The oldest continually operating botanical garden in the United States, the Missouri Botanical Garden was founded and opened to the public in 1859 and aims to “Discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.”