Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
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TypeBotanical garden
Location2655 South Park Avenue
Buffalo, New York
Nearest cityBuffalo, New York
Coordinates42°49′41″N 78°49′33″W / 42.8281°N 78.8258°W / 42.8281; -78.8258
Area11.57 acres (0.0468 km2)[1]
Created1900[1]
Operated byErie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry[1]
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society, Inc.[2]
OpenAll year
Websitewww.buffalogardens.com

The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located within South Park in Buffalo, New York, United States. These gardens are the product of landscaping architect Frederick Law Olmsted, glass-house architects Lord & Burnham, and botanist and plant-explorer John F. Cowell.

  1. ^ a b c Erie County; Erie County; Parsons; Envision: The Hough Group; Paradigm Consulting (2003). Erie County Parks System Master Plan, Volume 2, Section 4, Subsection 4.1 - Botanical Gardens (PDF). Wendel-Duchscherer Architects & Engineers. Erie County. pp. 1–3. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "History of the Gardens". Buffalogardens.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.