Williamsburg Botanical Garden
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The Williamsburg Botanical Garden is a 501(c)(3) non-profit botanical garden
currently taking shape in Williamsburg, Virginia
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The garden's board was established in 2001. As of Autumn 2008, the garden itself occupies a site (the Ellipse Garden in Freedom Park, at 5535 Centerville Road) as its board attempts to secure a second, larger location. The intent is to utilize both locations simultaneously, each according to its terrain and soil qualities.
The Ellipse Garden (2 acres) was dedicated in 2006. It contains more than 2,000 trees, shrubs, and other plantings in a butterfly garden, herb
garden, native plant garden, perennial border, pinewoods and fern
ery, wetlands, and wildflower
meadow.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
currently taking shape in Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
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The garden's board was established in 2001. As of Autumn 2008, the garden itself occupies a site (the Ellipse Garden in Freedom Park, at 5535 Centerville Road) as its board attempts to secure a second, larger location. The intent is to utilize both locations simultaneously, each according to its terrain and soil qualities.
The Ellipse Garden (2 acres) was dedicated in 2006. It contains more than 2,000 trees, shrubs, and other plantings in a butterfly garden, herb
Herb
Except in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
garden, native plant garden, perennial border, pinewoods and fern
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
ery, wetlands, and wildflower
Wildflower
A wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...
meadow.