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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is an 83-acre (34 ha) botanic garden with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees, and vines. It is located in the city of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, just south of Miami, surrounded at the north and west by Matheson Hammock Park.
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Fairchild gets its name from one of the most famous plant explorers in history, David Fairchild (1869-1954). Dr. Fairchild was known for traveling the world in search of useful plants, but he was also an educator and a renowned scientist. At the age of 22, he created the Section of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction of the United States Department...
The Garden’s first 15 years saw the construction of its primary buildings and landscape features, including the Montgomery Palmetum, Bailey Palm Glade, Allée and Overlook, Vine Pergola, Garden Club of Amphitheater, Gate House, Montgomery Library and Museum, 11 lakes, stone terracing walls, irrigation systems, Moos Sunken Garden, and the Nell Montgo...
Assembling and maintaining an outstanding botanical collection has been a fundamental part of the institution’s existence since 1938. Indeed, even before the Garden was created, Robert Montgomery and David Fairchild dedicated themselves to collecting, documenting and studying tropical and subtropical plants from around the world, especially palms a...
Founded and named after Dr. David Fairchild, one of the most famous plant explorers in history, the Garden’s outstanding botanical collection has been a fundamental part of the institution’s existence since 1938. Fairchild is home to a significant collection of palms, cycads and rare tropical plants. It is also home to the only tropical ...
Mar 2, 2024 · This 83-acre tropical garden is located today on valuable real estate in Florida’s Coral Gables community. It was created by forward-looking naturalists starting in 1936 when economic conditions were harsh, jobs were scarce in the United States, and war threatened everyone.
In a 2013 issue of the The Tropical Garden devoted to celebrating the Garden’s 75th anniversary, Georgia Tasker presented an article highlighting the 11 tree species distinguished botanists and horticulturists planted when the Garden was inaugurated on March 23, 1938.
Learn about the history of Fairchild, and the core group that worked tirelessly to bring the idea of a one-of-a-kind botanic garden to life.
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In 1938, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden opened its 83 acres to the public for the first time. Col. Montgomery, who founded the Garden, named it to honor his friend, plant collector David Fairchild.
