Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Kanzan and Yoshino cherries in rows on the Esplanade, a torii standing in the Japanese pond, the Cranford Rose Garden, lily pools before a McKim, Mead & White building, and glacial boulders in the Rock Garden.
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| Inspired by | Brooklyn Botanic Garden (New York) |
|---|---|
| Size | 112 × 80 m |
| Latitude | 40.7° N |
| Climate | temperate |
| Plants | 543 plants of 71 species |
Gardens and biomes
- Japanese hill-and-pond garden
- Cherry Esplanade
- Rose garden
- Native flora (pine barrens, kettle pond)
- Rock garden
- Water garden
- Conservatory
Landmarks, buildings and water
- Main walk (east–west)
- Overlook walk
- West walk
- Osborne Garden lawn (Italianate)
- Osborne fountain
- Wisteria pergola
- Fluted column (35 ft)
- Native Flora Garden
- Kettle pond
- Cranford Rose Garden
- Rose pavilion arches
- Cherry Esplanade
- Esplanade fountain (Rose Arc Pool)
- Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
- Pond
- Turtle Island
- Torii (in the pond)
- Viewing pavilion
- Hill (rockwork)
- Waterfall
- Stone lantern
- Shakespeare Garden (cottage garden)
- Fragrance Garden (raised, braille signs)
- Lily Pool Terrace
- Lily pool (tropical)
- Lily pool (hardy)
- Administration Building (McKim, Mead & White, 1917)
- Magnolia Plaza
- Steinhardt Conservatory
- Conservatory beds (tropical, desert, warm temperate)
- Conservatory pavilion (bonsai, aquatic, desert)
- Rock Garden (scree)
- Glacial erratic boulder
- Brook (from the Japanese Garden)
- Footbridge
- Water Garden (wetland)
- Children's Garden (vegetable plots)
Plants in this garden
- American sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua · 1
- American sycamore Platanus occidentalis · 1
- Arabica coffee Coffea arabica · 2
- Aubrieta Aubrieta deltoidea · 8
- Bald cypress Taxodium distichum · 1
- Bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae · 3
- Blue water lily (blue lotus of Egypt) Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea · 3
- Broadleaf cattail (bulrush) Typha latifolia · 10
- Bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris · 12
- Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa · 5
- Cacao Theobroma cacao · 1
- Century plant (agave) Agave americana · 2
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides · 10
- Common columbine Aquilegia vulgaris · 6
- Common houseleek Sempervivum tectorum · 10
- Common juniper Juniperus communis · 3
- Common sage Salvia officinalis · 4
- Dwarf mountain pine Pinus mugo · 2
- Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis · 1
- Eastern white pine Pinus strobus · 1
- Encrusted saxifrage Saxifraga paniculata · 8
- English lavender Lavandula angustifolia · 16
- Flamingo flower Anthurium andraeanum · 6
- Foxglove Digitalis purpurea · 6
- Fragrant water lily Nymphaea odorata · 9
- French marigold Tagetes patula · 12
- Garden pansy Viola x wittrockiana · 12
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida · 106
- Golden barrel cactus Echinocactus grusonii · 6
- Hanging lobster claw (heliconia) Heliconia rostrata · 3
- Hardy water lily (Marliac hybrids) Nymphaea × marliacea · 7
- Heliotrope Heliotropium arborescens · 6
- Hollyhock Alcea rosea · 4
- Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii · 1
- Japanese flowering cherry Prunus serrulata · 13
- Japanese iris Iris ensata · 10
- Japanese maple Acer palmatum · 2
- Large-flowered trillium Trillium grandiflorum · 8
- Lemon verbena Aloysia citrodora · 3
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa · 16
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 8
- Marsh marigold Caltha palustris · 8
- Mint Mentha spicata · 6
- Moon orchid (moth orchid) Phalaenopsis amabilis · 6
- Moss phlox (creeping phlox) Phlox subulata · 10
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 3
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 3
- Pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris · 6
- Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata · 16
- Pumpkin Cucurbita maxima / C. pepo · 2
- Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 5
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 1
- River birch Betula nigra · 1
- Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus · 3
- Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera · 2
- Satsuki azalea Rhododendron indicum · 34
- Saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangeana · 1
- Stemless gentian Gentiana acaulis · 6
- Stock (gillyflower) Matthiola incana · 8
- Sunflower Helianthus annuus · 8
- Sweet violet Viola odorata · 8
- Swiss cheese plant Monstera deliciosa · 2
- Thrift (sea pink) Armeria maritima · 8
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum · 10
- Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica · 10
- Weeping willow Salix babylonica · 1
- White Egyptian lotus (tiger lotus) Nymphaea lotus · 2
- White oak Quercus alba · 1
- Yoshino cherry (Somei-yoshino) Prunus × yedoensis · 8
- Yulan magnolia Magnolia denudata · 4
- Zinnia Zinnia elegans · 12
A design inspired by Brooklyn Botanic Garden (New York), scaled to fit, built from Garden ME's reference plant data. It is not a survey or a map of the real garden.