Citizens Trip to Tlaquepaque and Central Mexico Sunday-Sunday, February 3-10, 2019 Total Cost: $2,900 (includes lodging, airfare, group activities, and most meals) Join us and Springfield Sister Cities Association (SSCA) for a trip to our sister city in Tlaquepaque, Mexico! Enjoy accommodations at a beautiful boutique bed and breakfast, visit with local artists and musicians, …
Free Sounds of Autumn concert series brings music to the Springfield Botanical Gardens
Central Bank and Central Trust presents Sounds of Autumn, a free concert series at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays in October 2018 at the Peace through People Pavilion located within the beautiful Dogwood Garden in the Springfield Botanical Gardens, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. Sounds of Autumn features a variety of local performance groups and …
Shop at Fresh Gallery to support your Botanical Gardens
Show your support for local artisans and the extraordinary Springfield Botanical Gardens at the same time! Shop at Fresh Gallery Now-Saturday, July 21 between 11am and 6pm Support both local artisans and Friends of the Garden by shopping Fresh Gallery all week long! Identify yourself as a Friends of the Garden supporter and 10% of …
Free Butterfly Festival provides a celebration of nature for all ages
Saturday, June 23, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Friends of the Garden proudly presents its annual free Butterfly Festival on Saturday, June 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene / Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. The event features Master Gardeners of Greene County’s …
Free Sounds of Summer concert series offers new way to enjoy the Springfield Botanical Gardens
Central Bank and Central Trust presents Sounds of Summer, a free concert series to take place throughout the summer of 2018, at the Peace through People Pavilion located in the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. Sounds of Summer features a wide variety of local performance groups and offers area families a new …
The Kelsey Blog – by Peter Longley
February 16, 2018 It seems like that pesky groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted another six weeks of winter for you when he scurried out of his little marmot hole and saw his shadow on February 2. Fortunately, they don’t pay much attention to him here in England. Today, I took a walk in Kelsey Park, and …
Friends of the Garden Announces Capital Campaign
Friends of the Garden (FOG), the organization dedicated to advancing and sustaining the Springfield Botanical Gardens, announced it has hit the halfway mark of a $500,000 capital campaign to ensure long-term support for the gardens. Consistently ranked as one of Springfield’s top attractions with more than one million annual visitors, the Springfield Botanical Gardens at …
Annual Meeting Cancelled
Due to Inclement Weather We have been watching tomorrow’s forecast all day and based on the National Weather Service’s prediction of rain, falling temperatures, and freezing rain, we have decided to cancel our Annual Meeting which was to take place tomorrow, Thursday, January 11 from 5:30pm-7:15pm at Christ Episcopal Church. We simply can’t risk the …
Join us for our Annual Meeting!
Seeds of our Success Please join us for our Annual Meeting as we celebrate our 2017 accomplishments and look toward our exciting goals for 2018. Planting Seeds We have big news to share about the future of the Botanical Gardens and how you can help us grow. Annual Meeting Thursday, January 11, 2018 Free Admission …
