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'''The Horticultural Center''' in [[Philadelphia]], USA, contains an [[arboretum]], greenhouse, demonstration gardens and a Japanese house and garden. It is located within [[Fairmount Park]] at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives. The grounds are open daily except holidays, without charge. An admission fee is charged for the Japanese house. |
'''The Horticultural Center''' in [[Philadelphia]], USA, contains an [[arboretum]], greenhouse, demonstration gardens and a Japanese house and garden.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fairmount Park Horticultural Center | website=Constellation Culinary | date=2 November 2021 | url=https://constellationculinary.com/venues/fairmount-park-horticultural-center/ | access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> It is located within [[Fairmount Park]] at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives. The grounds are open daily except holidays, without charge. An admission fee is charged for the Japanese house. |
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The Horticulture Center was built for the 1976 [[United States Bicentennial]] celebration, on the site of Philadelphia's earlier [[Centennial Exposition#Horticultural Hall|Horticultural Hall]], built in 1876 for the [[Centennial Exposition]]. Its grounds contain: |
The Horticulture Center was built for the 1976 [[United States Bicentennial]] celebration, on the site of Philadelphia's earlier [[Centennial Exposition#Horticultural Hall|Horticultural Hall]], built in 1876 for the [[Centennial Exposition]]. Its grounds contain: |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of botanical gardens in the United States]] |
* [[List of botanical gardens in the United States]] |
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The Horticultural Center in Philadelphia, USA, contains an arboretum, greenhouse, demonstration gardens and a Japanese house and garden.[1] It is located within Fairmount Park at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives. The grounds are open daily except holidays, without charge. An admission fee is charged for the Japanese house.
The Horticulture Center was built for the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebration, on the site of Philadelphia's earlier Horticultural Hall, built in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition. Its grounds contain:
- The 27-acre (11 ha) Centennial Arboretum
- An exhibition hall
- A 31,000-square-foot (2,900 m2) greenhouse with tropical plants
- Seven demonstration gardens
- Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens, with the house built in the 16th century shoin-zukuri style.
- Centennial comfort stations
See also
References
- ^ "Fairmount Park Horticultural Center". Constellation Culinary. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2024.