Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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History and organization
The botanic garden started with development of the 37.5-acre Rock Springs Park in 1912 involving natural springs, streams and rock features.[1][2] Completed in 1936, the Rock Spring Park was redeveloped in 2013 as the Tinsley Garden at Rock Springs, restoring the water features and re-planting with plants native to north Texas.[3]
Workers employed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Civil Works Administration built the oldest areas of the garden including the Rose Garden, which was dedicated in 1933. Together, the Rock Springs Park and the Rose Garden became the Fort Worth Botanic Garden in 1934.[1][4] The landscape architecture firm Hare & Hare of Kansas City, Missouri designed these gardens, the horticulture building, now called the Rock Springs Building, and the Horseshoe Garden, which was developed in the 1950s.[1][5] The Cactus Garden also was part of the original design. Created in 1935, it was replaced by the Perennial Garden in 1983.[1]
Additional gardens have expanded the range of visitor experiences in nature, including the Fort Worth Japanese Garden, where a Japanese Festival is held in the spring and the fall.[4][6] In 2011, the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) opened its new center next door to the botanic garden in the city's cultural district.[7][8] In 2020, BRIT took over management of the botanic garden, although the city retains ownership.[9][10]
Gallery
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Republic of Texas Rose Garden
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Pond and Rose Ramp
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Rose Ramp and Lower Rose Garden
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Adelaide Polk Fuller Garden
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Gate at Rose Garden
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Postcard of the Vista at Fort Worth Botanic Garden, undated
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Postcard of the Lagoon and Rose Terraces at Fort Worth Botanic Garden, undated
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Fort Worth Japanese Garden October 2019 (Main Entrance Gate)
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See also
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- List of botanical gardens in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Kline, Susan Allen (December 19, 2008). “Fort Worth Botanic Garden.” National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Texas Historical Commission. https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/NR/pdfs/08001400/08001400.pdf Retrieved April 22, 2025.
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External links
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- AABGA Historic Landscapes Committee Networking Guide to Historic Landscape Resources Survey Form
- National Register Search, Texas Historical Commission Atlas
- Fort Worth Garden Club Collection in the Portal to Texas History
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