The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a 67.5 acres (27.3 ha) botanical garden

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...

 located inside of Lane Park

Lane Park

Lane Park is a large park located in Birmingham, Alabama. The park is home to the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The park is located between Mountain Brook and Homewood on the southern slope of Red Mountain and is adjacent to U.S. Highway 280....

 at the southern foot of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

. It is home to some 3,000 different types of plants in 20 different gardens that include a Japanese garden. With more than 300,000 annual visitors, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens are Alabama's top free-admittance attraction.

The gardens include a garden center that has a library

Library

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, auditorium

Auditorium

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, Linn-Henley Lecture Hall, Blount Education Center, Gerlach Plant Information Center, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System provides educational outreach to the citizens of Alabama on behalf of the state's two land grant universities: Alabama A&M University and Auburn University .The System employs more than 800 faculty, professional educators, and staff members operating in...

 office, Arrington Children’s Plant Adventure Zone, and a restaurant

Restaurant

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 named "Café de France".

List of gardens

• Sonat Lake
• Hill Garden
  • Kayser Lily Pool
  • Cochran Water Wall
• Dunn Formal Rose Garden
• Ireland Old-Fashioned Rose Garden
• Crape Myrtle Garden Conservatory
  • Desert House
  • Camellia House
  • Samford Orchid Display Room
• Formal Garden
  • Queen’s Gates
  • Twin Urn Fountains
  • Cabaniss Walk
• Forman Garden
• Enabling Garden
• Thompson Enthusiast Garden
• Bruno Vegetable Garden
• Herb Terrace
• Hess Camellia Garden
• Bog Gardens
• Kaul Wildflower Garden
• Fern Glade
• Curry Rhododendron Garden
• Little Ones’ Memory Garden*
• Curry Rhododendron Species Garden
• Jemison Lily Garden
• Hosta Walk
• Ireland Iris Garden
• The Southern Living Garden
• Lawler Gates
• McReynolds Garden
• Barber Alabama Woodlands
• Hulsey Woods
• Japanese Gardens
  • Torii (Gateway to Heaven)
  • Tea House and Karesansui
  • Hulsey Woods
  • Cultural Pavilion
  • Viewing Shelter & Long Life Lake
  • Bonsai House

External links

• Birmingham Botanical Gardens Official Website
• Alabama Cooperative Extension System

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States