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The gardens were established in 1978 when the society leased 33 acres (13.4 hectares) for a public botanical garden. Another 29 acres (11.7 hectares) were added in 1982. The gardens opened to the public in 1986. As of 2005, the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens contain Florida's largest public bamboo gardens and the largest herb garden in the Southeast.
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Gainesville, Florida . Twenty-four distinct gardens, including Florida's largest public display of bamboo and the largest herb garden in the Southeast, comprise the 62 ...
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Florida is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Florida [1] [2] [3] Name Image
Florida Museum of Natural History: Gainesville: Alachua: North Central: Exhibits include fossils, butterfly rainforest, recreated southwest Florida mangrove forest and sea grass estuary, area Native Americans, Northwest Florida ecosystems, outdoor wildflower and butterfly garden, trails through 60-acre Natural Area Teaching Lab
Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing, Reiman Gardens, Ames, Iowa; Cockrell Butterfly Center & Insect Zoo, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston; Florida Museum of Natural History Butterfly Rainforest, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville; Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan
A waterfall in the Butterfly Rainforest. The role of the Florida Museum of Natural History as the official natural history museum for Florida, according to Florida Statute §1004.56, is "to make scientific investigations toward the sustained development of natural resources and a greater appreciation of human cultural heritage".
The Harn Museum features several outdoor gardens including an Asian Water Garden and an Asian Rock Garden designed by Hoichi Kurisu of Kurisu International. [11] The Arts in Medicine (AIM) program at the University of Florida works together with patients to generate new patterns for the zen rock garden as a form of therapy at the Harn Museum. [11]
Butterfly gardening is a way to create, improve, and maintain habitat for lepidopterans including butterflies, skippers, and moths. [2] Butterflies have four distinct life stages—egg, larva, chrysalis, and adult. In order to support and sustain butterfly populations, an ideal butterfly garden contains habitat for each life stage.