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Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Boulevard, St.
Louis, MO 63110
(314) 577-9400 / 1-800-642-8842
The Missouri Botanical Garden was created by
Henry Shaw, a prominent St. Louis businessman who opened his garden to the
public in 1859. Inspired by the gardens of his native England and guided by the
eminent botanist Dr. George Engelmann, Mr. Shaw intended his garden to be a
center for education, scientific research, and horticultural display.
The Garden was originally a treeless prairie far outside the city. Mr. Shaw, who
came to St. Louis in 1819 and made a fortune selling goods to traders and
settlers setting off for the West, retired at the age of 40 and devoted the rest
of his life to developing his garden and the nearby Tower Grove Park.
Today the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and
maintains one of the world's leading programs in botanical research. The mission
of "Shaw's Garden," as it is still popularly known, is " to discover and share
knowledge about plants and their environments, in order to preserve and enrich
life."
Here are some pictures I took about 6 years ago...
don't worry, it is still as beautiful today as it was then!
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Missouri Botanical Garden
Education (classes for adults & children)
Hours of Operation:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., 7 days a week (closed Christmas)
Memorial Day to Labor Day: open Wednesday evenings until 9 p.m.
Morning walking hours, Wednesdays and Saturdays 7 - 9 a.m.
Admission Fees:
$7 for ages 13 - 64; $5 for age 65 and over.
St. Louis City/County Residents: $3 for ages 13-64; $1.50 for age 65 and over.
FREE for members and children 12 and under.