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Garden Grounds
Curators share horticultural and historical information about specific trees and plants, landscapes, and the Garden itself.
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200 Leon Levy Visitor Center
201 Museum of Plants
202 Living Collections of Plants
203 National Historic Landmark
204 Himalayan Pine
205 Arthur and Janet Ross Conifer Arboretum
206 Tanyosho Pine
207 Perennial Garden
208 Ladies Border
209 Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
210 Rock Garden Introduction to Miniature Gardens
211 Rock Garden Path Juncture
212 Rock Garden Waterfall Area
213 Rock Garden Moraine
214 Rose Garden History
215 Old Garden and Species Roses
216 Modern Roses
217 Climbing Roses
250 Beneson Ornamental Conifers
251 Ornamental Conifers
252 Entry Pavilions
253 Weeping Giant Sequoia
254 Snakebranch Spruce
255 Dwarf Conifers for Shade
256 ‘R. H. Montgomery’ Spruce
257 The Overlook Pavilion and Montgomery Oval
258 Dwarf Conifers for Sun
259 Dr. Sidney Waxman
A World of Plants
in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Take a deeper look at the plants in the Conservatory's "ecotour of the world." Garden curators and scientists share insight about the Garden and their research.
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14 President's Inroduction
15 Palm Gallery Introduction
16 Cycads
17 Co-Evolution
18 Stocking the Conservatory
19 The Economic Importance of Palms
20 Conservation & the Dangers of Overharvesting
21 Plant Identification
22 The Tropical Rain Forest
23 The Large Fallen Branch
24 The Healer's House
25 Ethnobotany
26 Preserving the Delicate Balance
27 Brazil Nut Trees
28 Layer Upon Layer
29 The Buttress Tree
30 Aquatic Plants
31 The Courtyard
32 A Note on the Architecture
40 Introduction to the Tropical Upland Rainforest
41 The Orchid Collection
42 The Ericad Collection
43 The Terrace Garden
44 The Rain Forest Disturbed
45 Tree Ferns
50 Deserts of the Americas Introduction
51 Cacti
52 The Saguaro
53 Conservation in the Desert
60 Deserts of Africa Introduction
61 Euphrbias & Aloes
84 CONCLUSION
Plant Hunter for Kids in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Kids can also enjoy an adventure around the world, right within the Conservatory and also learn about special exhibitions.
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0 Plant Hunters Introduction
1 Palms
2 Cacao
3 Kapok
4 Annatto
5 Papyrus
6 Epiphytes
7 Chichona
8 Ferns
9 Boojum
10 Agave
11 Lithops
12 Venus Flytrap
13 Plant Hunters Conclusion
209 Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
Stimulating Your Senses in the Home Gardening Center
Journey through the Home Gardening Center, a place where you can learn to create beautiful and productive gardens from expert horticulturists. Experience the Center’s most sense-stimulating plants, and get tips that you can use in your own garden. You can experience the tour in two ways. At each stop you can either listen to an informational commentary or a descriptive commentary designed for visually impaired visitors.
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270 Home Gardening Center: Introduction
271 Visual Description: Home Gardening Center
272 Visual Description: Helen’s Garden for the Senses
273 Helen’s Garden for the Senses
274 Visual Description: Lavender
275 Lavender Scent
276 Visual Description: Bamboo
277 Bamboo
278 Visual Description: Lamb’s Ear
279 Lamb’s Ear
280 Visual Description: Plant Trials Garden
281 Plant Trials Garden
282 Visual Description: Winter Honeysuckle
283 Winter Honeysuckle
284 Visual Description: Mae L. Wien Cutting Garden, Colors, Textures
285 Mae L. Wien Cutting Garden
286 Visual Description: Grass and Bamboo Garden
287 Grass and Bamboo Garden
288 Visual Description: Louise Loeb Vegetable Garden
289 Louise Loeb Vegetable Garden
290 Visual Description: Rodney White Country Garden
291 Rodney White Country Garden
292 Visual Description: Nikko Fir Trees
293 Nikko Fir Trees
The Edible Garden
Explore
The Edible Garden
, an exhibition that celebrates the diversity of edible plants and the benefits of growing great food throughout the Garden’s 250-acre landscape. Narrated by Mario Batali, with commentary by James Beard Foundation 2009 Outstanding Chef Award winner Dan Barber, this tour will allow you to discover where your food comes from and how it gets to your table.
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224 Introduction to the Exhibition
225 Martha Stewart Herb Garden
226 Seed Savers Vegetable Garden-Introduction
227 Seed Savers Vegetable Garden
228 Beginner’s Vegetable Garden
229 Family Garden-Introduction
230 Family Garden-Chinese Garden
231 Family Garden-Urban Farming & Community Gardens
232 Amy Goldman Heirloom Tomatoes, photography by Victor Schrager
233 Edible Plant Tour-Coffee
234 Edible Plant Tour-Chocolate
235 Edible Plant Tour-Coconut Palm
236 Edible Plant Tour-Taro
238 Everett Children's Adventure Garden-Introduction
239 Everett Children's Adventure Garden-Global Greenhouse
240 Edible Plant Tour-Korean Pine
241 Edible Plant Tour-Juniper Berry
242 Edible Plant Tour-Rose Hips
243 Edible Plant Tour-Sugar Maple
244 Chef Dan Barber Herb Salad Recipe
245 Mario Batali Harvesting Rose Hips
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