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The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is 67.5-acre (27.3 ha) of botanical gardens located adjacent to Lane Park at the southern foot of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama.The gardens are home to over 12,000 different types of plants, 25 unique gardens, more than 30 works of original outdoor sculpture, and several miles of walking paths. [2]
Bellingrath Gardens and Home [6] 1932 65 acres (26 ha) Fee charged Bellingrath-Morse Foundation Theodore: Birmingham Botanical Gardens [7] 1963 67.5 acres (27.3 ha) Free City of Birmingham/ Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Birmingham
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama - a 27.3 hectare botanical garden in Birmingham, Alabama Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
Lane Park is a large park located in Birmingham, Alabama. The park is home to the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. [1] [2] The park is located between Mountain Brook and Homewood on the southern slope of Red Mountain and is adjacent to U.S. Highway 280.
When Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society was formed in 1829, the intention was to develop a botanical garden. The chosen site for Birmingham Botanical Gardens was an 18-acre area of the Calthorpe estate, named Holly Bank Farm. The gardens were designed in 1829 by John Claudius Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural ...
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US 31 south (Independence Drive) / US 280 east (Old Florida Short Route) – Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham Botanical Gardens: Southern terminus; southern end of US 31/US 280 concurrency; western terminus of unsigned SR 38: Birmingham: 0.5: 0.80: 21st Avenue South – Homewood, Vulcan Park: Southbound exit and northbound entrance: 0.8: 1.3
Wilson was born in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire but the family soon moved to Shirley, Warwickshire, where they set up a floristry business. [3] He left school early for employment at the local nursery of Messrs. Hewitt, Warwickshire, as apprentice gardener, and, aged 16, at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens; there he also studied at Birmingham Municipal Technical School in the evenings ...