Do you want to go to a plush, beautiful garden which is a learning experience as well? Then chart out a visit to New England’s latest indoor public display garden which is fast becoming a regional center for learning about plants as well as a top attraction for visitors.
Location: Roger Williams Park, off Elmwood Avenue, in Providence
Admission: Adults $3.00, Children 6-12- $1.00, Children under 6 - Free
Hours: 11AM - 4 PM Tuesday through Sunday, Closed Mondays (except holidays)
The botanical center offers a tropical garden, an orchid garden, and a Mediterranean room with a collection of citrus trees. Fountains and ponds dot the landscape.
The center has 12,000 square feet of space and rotating horticultural displays with plants in two glass structures connected by an enclosed hallway. The collection includes 40-year-old cacti, a fragrant jasmine plant and a bog that contains carnivorous plants, such as pitcher plants, some with 6-inch long “pitchers” to trap prey.
The botanical center has two classrooms and will offer gardening and composting classes provided by the University of Rhode Island. Roger Williams Park, named for the city’s 17th-century founder, also has a zoo and a carousel on its 430 acres. The botanical center project cost $7.7 million to build, and was funded by state, federal and city government, as well as a $1 million grant from the Champlin Foundations.
This is your closest step into a different type of vegetation that thrives in far off lands. An education on the environment is definitely called for in this global warming challenged earth days.
Source: Newsday
