The Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year, making it the oldest botanical garden in continuous operation in the nation. I’d like to mark the occasion with an informational post. According to the MBG web site, the garden was created by prominent St. Louis businessman Henry Shaw with guidance from eminent botanist [...]
Shaw’s Garden Celebrates Historic Anniversary
January 24, 2009 – Posted in: Miscellaneous