Marsh Botanical Garden Explained

Marsh Botanical Garden
Location:265 Mansfield Street
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates:41.3225°N -72.9256°W
Established:1899
Founder:Othniel Charles Marsh
Designer:Beatrix Farrand
Owner:Yale University
Manager:Erika Edwards
Open:9:00am-4:00pm, Monday through Friday

The Marsh Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum located on the Yale University campus at 265 Mansfield Street in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

History

The Garden was established in 1899 when paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh, an 1860 Yale College graduate, bequeathed his estate and plant collections to the university. The Garden was designed by landscape architect Beatrix Farrand during the 1920s and 1930s as part of her design for the Yale campus.[1]

Today, the Garden supports research and instruction, and is a public greenspace. Only remnants of Farrand's design remain, although restoration work has begun. The greenhouses contain collections of cacti, insectivores, and orchids.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History | Marsh Botanical Garden.
  2. Web site: 2002-10-25. Nelson named next director of Marsh Botanical Garden. archives.news.yale.edu.
  3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-nelson-63a9b21a
  4. http://edwardslab.org/reprints/edwardsCVmay2018.pdf