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Type | Botanical garden |
Location | Toledo, Ohio |
Coordinates | 41°40′05″N 83°40′20″W / 41.6680556°N 83.6722222°W |
Area | 60 acres (24 ha) [1] |
Created | 1964 [2] |
Operated by | Metroparks Toledo |
Open | Year-round, 7 a.m. until dark daily [3] |
Toledo Botanical Garden (formerly the Crosby Gardens and George P. Crosby Park) is a botanical garden in Toledo, Ohio, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo. [1]
Originally comprising 20 acres (8.1 ha) donated by George P. Crosby to the City of Toledo, the garden now encompasses 60 acres (24 ha). [4] [1] Notable events include the Crosby Festival of the Arts, held in late June; and Heralding the Holidays, a seasonal celebration showcasing the numerous resident artistic guilds.
Metroparks Toledo began assisting operations in 2006 after the city ceased its funding of the garden. [5] Transfer of the park to Metroparks Toledo was formally transferred in 2019. [6]
In 2002 a collection of 2,300 Lithophanes that had been donated to the city of Toledo were used to establish a museum at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. [7] The museum closed at the end of October 2019. [8] The city agreed to relocate the museum by September 2020. [9] As of January 2020, the museum had not confirmed future plans, beyond attempting to keep the collection in the city of Toledo. [10]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2020) |
Toledo Botanical Garden | |
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Type | Botanical garden |
Location | Toledo, Ohio |
Coordinates | 41°40′05″N 83°40′20″W / 41.6680556°N 83.6722222°W |
Area | 60 acres (24 ha) [1] |
Created | 1964 [2] |
Operated by | Metroparks Toledo |
Open | Year-round, 7 a.m. until dark daily [3] |
Toledo Botanical Garden (formerly the Crosby Gardens and George P. Crosby Park) is a botanical garden in Toledo, Ohio, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo. [1]
Originally comprising 20 acres (8.1 ha) donated by George P. Crosby to the City of Toledo, the garden now encompasses 60 acres (24 ha). [4] [1] Notable events include the Crosby Festival of the Arts, held in late June; and Heralding the Holidays, a seasonal celebration showcasing the numerous resident artistic guilds.
Metroparks Toledo began assisting operations in 2006 after the city ceased its funding of the garden. [5] Transfer of the park to Metroparks Toledo was formally transferred in 2019. [6]
In 2002 a collection of 2,300 Lithophanes that had been donated to the city of Toledo were used to establish a museum at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. [7] The museum closed at the end of October 2019. [8] The city agreed to relocate the museum by September 2020. [9] As of January 2020, the museum had not confirmed future plans, beyond attempting to keep the collection in the city of Toledo. [10]