| Memphis Botanic Garden | |
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 Interactive map of Memphis Botanic Garden | |
| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | 750 Cherry Road Memphis, Tennessee 38117 |
| Coordinates | 35°06′39″N89°55′03″W / 35.110830°N 89.917503°W /35.110830; -89.917503 |
| Area | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| Created | 1953 (1953) |
| Operated by | City of Memphis/ Memphis Botanic Garden Foundation |
| Open | 9 am-6 pm during Central Daylight Time and 9 am-4:30 pm during Central Standard Time (Winter) |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access |  MATA |
| Website | membg |
TheMemphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre (39 ha)botanical garden located in Audubon Park at 750 Cherry Road,Memphis, Tennessee.[1]
Memphis BotanicGarden is open to thepublic daily, where guests can take astroll through various gardens on the grounds. There is also a garden forkids, called 'My Big Backyard'.[2]
Memphis Botanic Garden hosts many community events each year, such as theDaffodil Dash Race, The Family Egg Hunt, andMother's Day Jazz Brunch. The garden also offers a range of educational programs for youth and adults. Plant sales and aconcert series are held throughout theyear to benefit itseducational andhorticultural programs.
The executive director of the garden is MaryLynn Mack.[3]
The gardens have gradually been established in Audubon Park from 1953 onwards, including the creation of anarboretum (1957) andmagnolia garden (1958), as well as the movement of an existing rose garden to the area (1958).
The Goldsmith Civic Garden Center, housing the Garden's administrative offices, an auditorium and the Water Garden Room, was completed and dedicated in 1964.[4] The gardens were originally named the Gardens of Audubon Park, until they were formally named the Memphis Botanic Garden in 1966.[5]
Today the garden contains 23 specialty gardens, including:
The Garden has several unique features and was recently certified as a Level 4Arboretum, making it one of four in Tennessee.[7]
In 2006, the Garden'sHosta Trail was recognized by theAmerican Hosta Society as one of fifteen nationally certified trails in the U.S. and one of two certified trails in the South. In the same year, the Memphis Botanic Garden became aBlue Star Memorial Garden in cooperation with the National Garden Clubs.
Charity Navigator has awarded the Memphis Botanic Garden as a Four-Star Charity making it in the top 14% of all non-profit organizations in the U.S. for financial management.[8]
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