Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (120 hectares / 300 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden that was opened in 1991. It is located a mile west of U.S. Highway 69 on 179th Street, Overland Park, Kansas. It is operated by the City of Overland Park, Kansas, a city in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]
The arboretum includes mature trees and limestone bluffs, with nearly 6 miles (9.7 km) of trails and two bridges across Wolf Creek, a major tributary of the Blue River.[2] The Arboretum opened in 1990 and the first garden was dedicated in 1996. The arboretum has been developed over 20 years, with nearly 85 percent of the site set aside for natural ecosystems.[3] The remaining property is earmarked for gardens, buildings, etc.
EcosystemsEdit
At present, 8 ecosystems have been identified within the arboretum:[4]
Betsy and Gordon Ross Herb Garden (unknown opening) - shows a variety of common (and uncommon) herbs.
Welcome Garden (1991) - welcomes visitors with a colorful arrow of plants and flowers.
Erickson Water Garden (1996) - unusual aquatic and bog plants, a Buddleia collection, wildflowers and ornamental grasses.
Marder Woodland Garden (1999) - a woodlands trail through ferns, dogwoods, native understudy, and a rhododendron and azalea garden.
Legacy Garden (2000) - plants native or naturalized to Kansas.
Children's Discovery Garden (2000) - a story tree, frog pond, mulberry wood, and other amusements for children.
Cohen Iris Garden (2001) - a colorful showcase of Iris Varieties.
Monet Garden (2003) - a one-acre recreation of the famous Water Lilies series by Claude Monet. It attempts to emulate the style of Monet's famous paintings of the gardens at Giverny.
Train Garden (2012) - The first railroad layout, The Leaky Roof Line, was completed in 2012. Soon the Leatherwood Depot – a sheltered area with picnic tables was constructed in 2013. The Arboretum's version of Old Downtown Overland Park and the Strang Line Trolley was opened in 2014. The final phase of the garden opened in 2019.
Stous Promenade (2015) - a collection of trees, open to reserve for weddings.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s general notability guideline Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens 120 hectares 300 acres is an arboretum and botanical garden that was opened in 1991 It is located a mile west of U S Highway 69 on 179th Street Overland Park Kansas It is operated by the City of Overland Park Kansas a city in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area 1 Waterfall and flowers at the Water Garden Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Ecosystems 1 2 Gardens 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe arboretum includes mature trees and limestone bluffs with nearly 6 miles 9 7 km of trails and two bridges across Wolf Creek a major tributary of the Blue River 2 The Arboretum opened in 1990 and the first garden was dedicated in 1996 The arboretum has been developed over 20 years with nearly 85 percent of the site set aside for natural ecosystems 3 The remaining property is earmarked for gardens buildings etc Ecosystems Edit At present 8 ecosystems have been identified within the arboretum 4 Dry Mesic Prairie grasses such as big bluestem little bluestem and Indian grass Dry Oak Savanna widely spaced oaks in a prairie invaded by woody species Dry Oak Hickory shagbark hickory black oak and post oak Mesic Oak Hickory Forest white ash bitternut hickory shagbark hickory hackberry leatherwood bur oak red oak chinquapin oak pawpaw and black walnut Riparian Woodland green ash eastern cottonwood elm hackberry bitternut hickory silver maple honey locust red mulberry bur oak osage orange sycamore black walnut and black willow Wooded Draws juniper rough leaf dogwood red elm and buck brush as well as pale purple coneflower milkweeds prickly pear and grasses Dry Wooded Swales Similar to the Wooded Draws but with dryer shallower soil Old Field a severely disturbed zone due to over grazing and cropping Gardens Edit Gardens developed to date are 5 6 Betsy and Gordon Ross Herb Garden unknown opening shows a variety of common and uncommon herbs Welcome Garden 1991 welcomes visitors with a colorful arrow of plants and flowers Erickson Water Garden 1996 unusual aquatic and bog plants a Buddleia collection wildflowers and ornamental grasses Marder Woodland Garden 1999 a woodlands trail through ferns dogwoods native understudy and a rhododendron and azalea garden Legacy Garden 2000 plants native or naturalized to Kansas Children s Discovery Garden 2000 a story tree frog pond mulberry wood and other amusements for children Cohen Iris Garden 2001 a colorful showcase of Iris Varieties Monet Garden 2003 a one acre recreation of the famous Water Lilies series by Claude Monet It attempts to emulate the style of Monet s famous paintings of the gardens at Giverny Train Garden 2012 The first railroad layout The Leaky Roof Line was completed in 2012 Soon the Leatherwood Depot a sheltered area with picnic tables was constructed in 2013 The Arboretum s version of Old Downtown Overland Park and the Strang Line Trolley was opened in 2014 The final phase of the garden opened in 2019 Stous Promenade 2015 a collection of trees open to reserve for weddings See also EditList of botanical gardens in the United StatesReferences Edit Overland Park Arboretum amp Botanical Gardens Overland Park Kansas Hiking Trails Prairie Overland Park Kansas Nature that Nurtures THE OVERLAND PARK ARBORETUM amp BOTANICAL GARDENS Arts amp Recreation Foundation of Overland Park Ecosystems at the Arboretum arts and rec overland park Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park Gardens Overland Park Kansas Botanical Gardens Arts and Rec OP Arts amp Recreation Foundation of Overland Park External links EditOfficial website Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park38 48 00 N 94 41 31 W 38 800 N 94 692 W 38 800 94 692 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens amp oldid 1115907262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
