The Merion Botanical Park (13.5 acres) is a city park and botanical garden located at 100 Merion Road, Merion, Pennsylvania, United States. It is open daily without charge.

Merion Botanical Park
Merion Botanical Park
Merion Botanical Park is located in Pennsylvania
Merion Botanical Park
Location of Merion Botanical Park within Pennsylvania
TypeMunicipal park
Botanical garden
LocationMerion, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′42″N 75°15′03″W / 39.9949°N 75.2508°W / 39.9949; -75.2508
Area13.5 acres (5.5 hectares)
Created1944
Operated byBotanical Society of Lower Merion
OpenDaily

History and notable features

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The park was created in 1944 by residents who formed the Botanical Society of Lower Merion, which continues to manage the Park. Among the founders was Laura Barnes, wife of art collector Albert C. Barnes. A renewal began in 2012 with "Botanical Bill" Earley and an "unlikely army of Montgomery County inmates, rabbinic students, truants, Boy Scouts, ROTC members, and Little Leaguers" clearing the park of 1,000 pounds of trash.[1]

It lies adjacent to the railway tracks, and now contains azaleas, dogwoods, magnolias, cut-leaf maples, redbuds, rhododendron and viburnum.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rubin, Daniel (January 17, 2013). "Botanical Bill's striking impact". Philly.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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