Idaho Botanical Gardens

In 1984, The Idaho Botanical Garden was established on a 42-acre site of old prison grounds leased from the Idaho State Historical Society and the State of Idaho. The Garden founders and board built an irrigation system, nature trails, and planted two acres, including the Meditation, Rose and Herb Gardens. I used the PictureThis App to identify plants. (Click on any photo to enlarge)
Baboon Flower
Baboon Flower
Badlands Mules Ears
Badlands Mules Ears
Flower Art
Flower Art
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
Blue Spruce
Blue Spruce
California Peony
California Peony
Caucasian Stonecrop
Caucasian Stonecrop
Chinese Sacred Lily
Chinese Sacred Lily
Chocolate Lily Fritillaries
Chocolate Lily Fritillaries
Common Hyacinth
Common Hyacinth
Compact Grape Hyacinth
Compact Grape Hyacinth
Cowslip
Cowslip
Daffodils and Bearded Iris
Daffodils and Bearded Iris
Daffodils
Daffodils
English Ivy
English Ivy
Flower Tunnel
Flower Tunnel
Garden Path
Garden Path
Glory of the Snow
Glory of the Snow
Golden Charm Tulip
Golden Charm Tulip
Grecian Windflower
Grecian Windflower
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Barberry
John Julie & Magnolia
John Julie & Magnolia
John & Julie (Selfie)
John & Julie (Selfie)
Johnny Jump-ups
Johnny Jump-ups
Kinnikinnick
Kinnikinnick
Koi
Koi
Koreanspice Viburnum
Koreanspice Viburnum
Lenten Rose
Lenten Rose
Lungwort
Lungwort
Nature Art
Nature Art
Oregon Grape
Oregon Grape
Persian Fritillary
Persian Fritillary
Plains PricklyPear
Plains PricklyPear
Poet's Narcissus
Poet's Narcissus
Old Idaho State Prison
Old Idaho State Prison
Purple Bergenia
Purple Bergenia
Santa Rita Prickly Pear
Santa Rita Prickly Pear
Saucer Magnolia
Saucer Magnolia
Scrap Wood Art
Scrap Wood Art
Seaside Daisy
Seaside Daisy
Sego Lily
Sego Lily
Siberian Bugloss
Siberian Bugloss
Smoke Tree
Smoke Tree
Tulips
Tulips
Tulips
Tulips
White Globe Lily Mariposas
White Globe Lily Mariposas

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