Foster Botanical Garden

Family activities including botanical games arts and crafts bubbles and painting will be 4 to 6.

Foster botanical garden. Some of the magnificent trees in this 14 acre garden were planted in the 1850s by dr. Foster botanical garden oahu. Lyon introduced 10 000 new kinds of trees and plants to hawaii. Heliconias and gingers the lyon orchid garden a palm garden an economic garden prehistoric glen an open air butterfly garden and.

And here at foster botanical garden visitors find a refreshing change from the chaos of the city. Some of the magnificent trees in this 14 acre garden were planted in the 1850s by dr. Foster botanical garden midsummer night s gleam the garden will twinkle with mini lights between 4 and 9 p m saturday july 15. The foster botanical garden opened to the public on november 30 1931 with dr.

Emily the guide was clearly interested in the full scope and context around a historic garden like this. As the oldest of the honolulu botanical gardens foster botanical garden displays a mature and impressive collection of tropical plants. Over a span of 27 years dr. Garden enthusiasts and history buffs.

Harold lyon as its first director. Foster botanical garden is a 0 6 mile loop trail located near honolulu oahu hawaii and is good for all skill levels. Foster botanical garden offers a free guided tour everyday at 10 30am but if you miss it you can take a map of the grounds and easily wander around on your own. We had a wonderful 90 minute tour 10 30 12 noon at foster botanical garden.

The theme for 2017 is a night of a thousand stars so bring your star wars costumes and be ready for some photo ops. Encompassing almost 14 acres the foster botanical garden see more photos is a serene oasis and home to more than 10 000 species of rare tropical plants from all over the world the garden is located just a few blocks from the business district in downtown honolulu on the island of oahu. Foster botanical gardens home to some of the oldest trees on the island traces its beginnings to 1853 when queen kalama leased a small plot of land to william hillebrand a german physician who was a. The foster garden orchid collection was started with dr.

Do not miss this one. Foster botanical gardens home to some of the oldest trees on the island traces its beginnings to 1853 when queen kalama leased a small plot of land to william hillebrand a german physician who was a.