Photos of Missouri Botanical Garden

Opened to the public in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden covers approximately 79 acres and is the oldest botanical garden in the United States, a National Historic Landmark. Now it is one of the world-renowned plant research institutions, and its core research is the protection of plant diversity. There are Chinese gardens, English gardens, Ottoman gardens, tropical rain forests and temperate Mediterranean plants in the garden. Covering about 14 acres, the Japanese Garden is the largest Japanese garden in North America. The WilliamT.Kemper Home Garden Center in the park is a comprehensive comprehensive garden center with 23 home demonstration gardens. It is the largest collection of rare and endangered orchids in the world.