“When Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded more than a century ago, New York City area was quickly being developed into a cityscape of buildings and paved roads. Creating a public garden was one way to ensure that some green space remained. Today, the Garden has come to represent the very best in urban gardening and horticultural display.”_BBG.org
The Garden was founded in 1910 with botanist Charles Stuart Gager as director. The Olmsted Brothers firm laid out the original site plan.
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