The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
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The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is a 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...

 near Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...

, USA
United States
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. The site is located at the border between north Fayetteville and south Springdale
Springdale, Arkansas
As of the census of 2010, there were 69,797 people, 22,805 households, and 16,640 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 64.7% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 1.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 5.7% Pacific Islander, 22% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more...

 on Crossover Road. The garden currently includes seasonal plantings in a small area, a wildflower meadow added in 1998, a lakeside hiking trail and a self-guided tree identification tour.

Garden description

The garden's history dates to 1993 with a 2001 master plan. Construction will be undertaken in three phases. Phase involves the garden gateway and entry road, parking area, visitor center, cafe and dining terrace, exhibit gallery, conference room, and 1/3 of the core gardens with 1/2 of the horticulture and maintenance facilities. This phase will be completed in late 2011.

Future

The garden includes contingincy plans for expansion in two more phases. The followins phase will create additional gardens, offices, classrooms, boat rental facility, amphitheater, observatory, demonstration gardens, and the remaining core gardens. Phase 3 will add trails, tropical conservatory, and lakeside overlooks, with the western 50 acres (20.2 ha) dedicated to native woodland plant restoration and wayside interpretive stations.

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