What is a botanical garden?
A botanical garden is: “A place where a wide variety of plants are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes, often including a library, a herbarium, and greenhouses; an arboretum.” http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dic… These gardens feature themed gardens to showcase both native & exotic plants. Riverbanks Botanical Garden was chosen by Horticulture magazine as one of 10 gardens that inspire and by HGTV as one of 20 great public gardens across America: http://www.riverbanks.org/garden/ Here is a list of Botanical Gardens all over the world: http://en.wikipedia.
