ANOTHER WAY INTO THE GARDEN

Toledo Blade, 7/7/06

 

Dick Meyers and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur take the wraps off a sign at the new Bancroft Street entrance to the Toledo Botanical Garden.  The second public entrance, a paved driveway with a wrought-iron fence that opened yesterday, was built with a portion of $268,000 in federal grant money, said Janet Schroeder, executive director for the garden.  New signs and information kiosks were also purchased.

 

Ms. Schroeder said garden officials hope the increased visibility of the second entrance will draw more visitors than the 120,000 the garden now sees annually.  The garden’s only public entrance was off of a smaller road, Elmer Drive, Ms. Schroeder said.  The Bancroft entrance was previously a gravel path that was used only by staff.

 

Toledo Botanical is one of the few free public gardens in the nation, she said, and is funded through membership fees, special fund-raising events, grants, and private and corporate gifts.

I couldn't find anything on this as of yet on UO...so I thought it might be of some interest.

Any idea what the plan includes or the location?  Looks great from 10,000 feet though :)

it already exists, thats a renovation plan -- here's where it is:

 

 

they have a website so here is all the info about it:

 

http://www.toledogardens.org/content/information/history.aspx

 

 

also, i found this recent article from the blade:

 

 

Article published Tuesday, November 27, 2007

 

Toledo Botanical Garden hosts master plan open house

 

By JC REINDL

BLADE STAFF WRITER

 

 

The public will have an opportunity tomorrow to help shape the future of the Toledo Botanical Garden during an open house and unveiling of preliminary sketches for the garden's new master plan.

 

The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. in the garden's conference center, and feature a presentation by the landscape design firm that was hired in February to produce a finalized master plan for the 60 acres of the garden's south side...

 

 

www.toledoblade.com

Any idea what the plan includes or the location?  Looks great from 10,000 feet though :)

 

Yeah it would be nice if that graphic included some leaderlines that highlighted specific features of the plan...but this is the best I could find (from the firms website).  I couldn't find any images on the Botanical Gardens' website.