Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens facts for kids

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, May 2015

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Boothbay, Maine. It was opened in 2007.

CMBG's new visitor center opened during the 2018 season.

The gardens have been named one of Maine's top attractions. Its gardens and landscape include nearly a mile of tidewater shoreline.

As the largest botanical garden in New England, the gardens comprise 295 acres (119 ha), 17 of which are gardens featuring native plants of Maine and other plants suited to northern coastal conditions. Yearly, the gardens see on average 200,000 guests from throughout the United States and (in 2018) 63 foreign countries.

History

After 16 years of planning, planting, and building, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens opened on June 13, 2007. This project began in 1991 when a group of Maine residents founded the grassroots organization.

In 1996, after a thorough search for an appropriate site, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens purchased 128 acres (52 ha) of land with 3,600 feet (1,100 m) of tidal shore frontage in Boothbay.

Images for kids

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  The Bibby and Harold Alfond Children's Garden at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.