The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden (WKBG) is a

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe 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, an ...

in Owensboro, Kentucky. The garden contains several themed gardens, including a large collection of

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with an American Hemerocallis Society-recognized display garden. Other gardens include a large

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, a rose garden, an English cottage garden, a Kentucky symbol quilt garden, a Japanese memorial garden, an ericaceous garden, the Moonlite Children's garden, the

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Extension display garden, and a

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experimental garden. The garden also includes several ponds and many works of public art, including insect and wind sculptures. Buildings in the garden include a house donated and moved to the garden and used for administration offices and gatherings, a large gazebo, an educational classroom building with attached conservatory, an English Cottage, a Country Doctors office built in 1890, a Children's Playhouse, and an antique ticket booth built in 1890. Owensboro Rose Garden

WKBG is part of the

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's Reciprocal Admissions Program.

History

In 1993 a Master Gardener's class in

Daviess County, Kentucky Daviess County ( "Davis"), is a county in Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,312. Its county seat is Owensboro. The county was formed from part of Ohio County on January 14, 1815. Daviess County is included in the Owensbo ...

, created the garden with Dr. and Mrs. William Tyler donating approximately 8.5 acres to the City of

Owensboro Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...

for the start of the garden and the 501(c)(3) organization. A few years later another acre was purchased to create a separate entrance to the garden.

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