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The National Botanic Gardens (Irish: Garraithe Náisiúnta na Lus) is a botanical garden in Glasnevin, 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland. [1] The 19.5 hectares [ 2 ] are situated between Glasnevin Cemetery and the River Tolka where it forms part of the river's floodplain .
It is a satellite of the main National Botanic Gardens located in Glasnevin, County Dublin. The 52 acre gardens are situated 5 km from exit 18 on the M11 motorway. The gardens were founded in 1712 as part of the Acton family estate who owned the land until 1940. [1] Today, the gardens are in State ownership through the Office of Public Works ...
Griffith Park (Irish: Páirc Uí Ghríofa) is a 7.5-hectare (19-acre) park located on the banks of the River Tolka in Dublin city between Glasnevin and Drumcondra.The park is a short distance downstream of Ireland's National Botanic Gardens, and upriver of Our Lady's Park, and has been noted by Discover Ireland as "one of the premier north city parks". [1]
Botanical gardens in Ireland have collections consisting entirely of Ireland native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Ireland, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
Mercer Botanic Gardens [1] (180 acres) is a public botanical gardens that includes landscaped garden beds and natural areas located at 22306 Aldine Westfield Road in northern Harris County, Texas, United States. The gardens are managed by Harris County Precinct 3 and open daily with free admission. The mission of Mercer Botanic Gardens is to ...
Fort Worth Botanic Garden: Fort Worth: Houston Arboretum and Nature Center: Houston: Houston Botanic Garden Houston John Henry Kirby State Forest: Tyler County: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Austin: Lubbock Memorial Arboretum: Lubbock Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum: Rice University: Houston: Mast Arboretum: Stephen F. Austin State University ...
"And with more than 400 awards and honors to her credits, I know she would be most proud of the Whitney E. Houston Garden Parkway Service area renamed in her honor.”
The total number of botanical gardens recorded in the United States depends on the criteria used, and is in the range from 296 [6] to 1014. [3] The approximate number of living plant accessions recorded in these botanical gardens — 600,000. [6] The approximate number of taxa in these collections — 90,000 taxa or approximately 40,000 species ...