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The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw . Its herbarium , with more than 6.6 million specimens, [ 3 ] is the second largest in North America, behind that of the New York Botanical Garden .
Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: Kansas City: McAlester Arboretum: University of Missouri: Columbia: Missouri Botanical Garden: St. Louis: Missouri State Arboretum: Northwest Missouri State University: Maryville: Mizzou Botanic Garden: University of Missouri: Columbia: Powell Gardens: Kingsville ...
Climatron. The Climatron is a greenhouse enclosed in a geodesic dome that is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Initiated by then Garden director Frits W. Went, the dome is the world's first completely air-conditioned greenhouse and the first geodesic dome to be enclosed in rigid Plexiglass (Perspex) panels.
History of Missouri. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million (equivalent to $509 million in 2023) [1] were used to finance the event.
Henry Shaw (July 24, 1800, in Sheffield, England – August 25, 1889, in St. Louis, Missouri) was a businessman, amateur botanist, and slave owner [ 1 ] in St. Louis, Missouri when it was a gateway city to the West. His businesses supplied residents, pioneers and others. Having made his fortune, he was able to retire [ 2 ] at age 40, pursue his ...
Coordinates: 38.6101°N 90.2619°W. Seiwa-en is a Japanese strolling garden located in the Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri, in the Midwestern United States. At 5 ha (14 acres), it is the largest such garden in North America. It features a large lake, modest traditional buildings, bridges, islands, carp, dry gravel landscaping, and ...
Butterfly House, Missouri Botanical Garden. / 38.66465°N 90.54286°W / 38.66465; -90.54286. The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is a butterfly zoo operated by the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and located in Faust Park in Chesterfield, Missouri, United States . The Butterfly House is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The annual Art in the Gardens event is taking place at Sheffield Botanical Gardens to give artists a chance to show their work to art lovers in beautiful surroundings. This year is the 21st event ...