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The Atlanta Botanical Garden contains several different landscapes to display a variety of plants. Near the entrance are formal gardens, such as the Japanese garden, the herb garden, and the rose garden. Two woodland areas, the 5 acre Upper Woodland and the 10-acre Storza Woods feature large trees and shade-loving flowers and undergrowth. The Children's Garden features whimsical sculptures, fountains, and interpretive exhibits on botany, ecology, and nutrition. The 16,000 square foot Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory contains indoor exhibits of plants from tropical rainforests and deserts. The rainforest room of the Fuqa Conservatory is also populated by tropical birds, turtles, and an exhibit of poison dart frogs. Adjoining this building, the Fuqua Orchid Center contains separate rooms simulating the tropics and high elevations in order to house rare orchids from around the world. A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... Stone lantern amid plants. ... Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə(ɹ)b, or əɹb; see pronunciation differences) are plants grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ... Species Between 100 and 150, see list A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... Ernst Haeckel coined the term oekologie in 1866. ... It has been suggested that Diet (nutrition) be merged into this article or section. ... Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, also known as tropical rain forests, are a tropical and subtropical biome. ... Erg Chebbi, Morocco In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Suborders Cryptodira Pleurodira See text for families. ... Distribution of Dendrobatidae (in black) Genera Proposed Subfamily Colostethinae proposed genus Ameerega Colostethus Epipedobates proposed genus Silverstoneia Proposed Subfamily Hyloxalinae Proposed genus Hyloxalus Proposed Subfamily Dendrobatinae Proposed genus Adelphobates Dendrobates Minyobates Proposed genus Oophaga Phyllobates Proposed genus Ranitomeya Proposed obsolete (invalid) Dendrobatidae genera: Cryptophyllobates Nephelobates The poison dart frog, poison... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ...

Atlanta Botanical Gardens

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History

The Atlanta Botanical Garden was incorporated in 1976. In 1985, the Garden built its first permanent structure, the Gardenhouse. The Children's Garden was built in 1999. The Fuqua Conservatory opened in 1989 and the Fuqua Orchid Center was added in 2002. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In 2004, the Garden hosted an extremely successful exhibition of glass art by Dale Chihuly which was extended twice; first through the end of October and then finally until December 31, 2004. Over the eight-month run, an estimated 360,000 attendees visited the exhibit. The peak per-day rates of 7500 were double the previous single-day attendance record at the Garden. Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience, a temporary presentation of art. ... Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Dale Chihuly. ...

In May, 2004, The Atlanta Botanical Garden, along with the Piedmont Park Conservancy, unveiled a highly controversial proposal to build a 6-story, 760-car parking deck in Piedmont Park to facilitate special events and to serve visitors. Despite significant public opposition, late in 2005, a majority of the Atlanta City Council voted to recommend the parking facility. Groundbreaking is scheduled for 2007. Piedmont Park Piedmont Parks Lake Clara Meer Image:AtlantaSpringPiedmontGazebo. ...

On April 29, 2006, an exhibition of the sculpture of Niki de Saint Phalle opened to the public. These huge mosaic sculptures came to the Garden from France, Germany and California. Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle, née Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle (October 29, 1930 - May 21, 2002) was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker. ...

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

This list of botanical gardens in the United States is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States of America. ...

External link

• Atlanta Botanical Garden website
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