| Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | |
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 Pittsburgh Botanic Garden in 2019 | |
  Pittsburgh Botanic Garden  Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | |
| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Oakdale, Pennsylvania |
| Nearest city | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°25′3.47″N 80°10′21.13″W / 40.4176306°N 80.1725361°W |
| Area | 460 acres (190 ha) |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Visitors | 54,000 (in 2021)[1] |
| Status | Open year round |
| Website | pittsburghbotanicgarden.org |
The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is a botanical garden spanning the Pittsburgh suburbs of Collier Township and North Fayette Township, United States.[2] Covering a total of 460 acres, it is one of the largest American botanical gardens by area.[3] The garden currently offers 65 acres of cultivated gardens, woodlands, and walking trails to the public, while actively restoring additional areas to increase visitor access.
The garden is situated on land that was historically used for coal mining, requiring significant environmental remediation before its development. It operates under a 99-year lease agreement with Allegheny County, which provides the land for $1 per year. Established by the Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden focuses on plants adapted to the Allegheny Plateau region and temperate climates. It opened to the public in 2015 and continues to develop both its facilities and its programming.
- ^ "2022 Donor Impact Report" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Botanic garden given 6 acres in Settlers park". old.post-gazette.com.
- ^ "Two decades in the making, Pittsburgh's 452-acre botanic garden is finally taking shape".