Rockingham County Botanical Garden
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The Rockingham County Botanical Garden is a 10 acres (4 ha) botanical garden
at 113B North Road, Brentwood, New Hampshire
, USA
. At present, the garden is open to the public only on Thursday mornings, 9 a.m. until noon, between April 1 and October 15.
The garden began in 1996 as an idea of the University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners in Rockingham County
. In subsequent years, the group has obtained 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of county land, formed a nonprofit organization, and begun to develop the 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...
at 113B North Road, Brentwood, New Hampshire
Brentwood, New Hampshire
Brentwood is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 4,486. Brentwood has been the county seat of Rockingham County since 1997...
, USA
United States
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. At present, the garden is open to the public only on Thursday mornings, 9 a.m. until noon, between April 1 and October 15.
The garden began in 1996 as an idea of the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners in Rockingham County
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 277,359 people, 104,529 households, and 74,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 399 people per square mile . There were 113,023 housing units at an average density of 163 per square mile...
. In subsequent years, the group has obtained 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of county land, formed a nonprofit organization, and begun to develop the garden.