About the Business
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is a non-profit organization in Miami, Fla., founded in 1938. It covers an area of 85 acres and is devoted to exploring, explaining and preserving the world of tropical plants. It houses extensive collections of palms, cycads, orchids, tropical fruit trees and more. Additionally, it provides educational programs for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually as part of its The Fairchild Challenge. Furthermore, it organizes special events such as Chocolate, Mango, Orchid and Edible Garden Festivals and art exhibitions, concerts, plant sales, etc. These activities are intended to instill a deeper appreciation and affection for plants and gardening so that everyone can experience the beauty and abundance of the tropics.
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- Col. Robert H. Montgomery, a successful businessman and plant collector, wanted a botanic garden where tropical plants could grow-year round. Miami was the perfect place. He purchased a plot of land with the intention of creating a tropical garden named after his good friend Dr. David Fairchild, the great explorer responsible for introducing thousands of plant species into the U.S., including the famous cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. and the mangos so loved in South Florida. "It should become a place where everyone who has the curiosity to do so can see and touch the beautiful, the strange, the interesting forms of tropical plants that characterize the vegetation of the tropics," said Dr. Fairchild. The garden was designed by William Lyman Phillips of the Olmsted Group - the same group that designed New York's Central Park - and has been a place to learn about horticulture and a place to provide a peaceful respite from the rush of a big city since its opening in 1938.
- (305) 667-1651
- 10901 Old Cutler Rd, Coral Gables, FL 33156
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