Idaho Botanical Garden
The Idaho Botanical Garden is a living museum providing visitors with a stimulating experience in nature. Garden features include native and exotic plant communities, theme and display gardens, and education programs.
The Mission of the Idaho Botanical Garden is to provide a full garden experience for all ages that enhances community quality of life through plant collections, our education programs, and our entertainment, cultural and community events.
The Garden began as the vision of Christopher Davidson, Ph.D. in Botany, who brought together the Garden's first Board of Directors in 1984. Their mission was to stimulate interest in, appreciation for, and an understanding of gardening, horticulture, botany and conservation of natural resources. This was to be achieved by development of a plant collection and education within an aesthetic landscape.
The Garden leases 33 acres from the State of Idaho, of which approximately 15 acres are currently under cultivation. State endowment lands in the Boise foothills behind the Garden are used for nature hikes and environmental education. The Idaho Botanical Garden is a private, non-profit corporation existing without state or federal funding. The Garden is completely dependent on tax-deductible contributions from community-minded citizens, corporations, foundations, and site leasing.
Fourteen gardens have been designed and cultivated since 1984.
The Garden has become an interest worldwide. IBG's history was recently published in Belorussian for visitors from Minsk (Belorussia)!
Located in Boise's Old Penitentiary Historic District, the Idaho Botanical Garden is dedicated to enhancing our community's quality of life through fostering a love of nature and developing intellectual curiosity in people of all ages. Originally the site of the tree nursery and grounds of the State Penitentiary, the Garden is a living museum.
The Garden provides enriching garden experiences through educational programs, botanical collections, a variety of entertainment, cultural and community events. It is also a refreshing and inspiring year-round outdoor destination for local residents and out-of-town visitors.
Nestled at the base of the Boise Foothills, the Idaho Botanical Garden offers a beautiful location to host weddings, celebrate birthdays and hold private events. Each year, the Garden invites the community to a variety of events that highlight the Garden through music, art, and seasonal celebrations.
Support the Garden:
The Idaho Botanical Garden is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization. A private entity, it receives no city, state or federal government funding for operations. The Garden relies on memberships, program fees and donations to sustain educational programming and plant collections and to enable future development.
Membership:
An Idaho Botanical Garden Membership offers free general Garden admission, advance concert ticket purchasing opportunities, exclusive admission to member-only events like the annual plant sale, discounts on education classes and in the Garden store. Revenue from Garden membership supports daily operations
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