Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Knolls
This picturesque landscape was designed by John Noyes who served as the Garden's landscape architect from 1913 to 1934. Since 1914, the Knolls provides a scenic vista between the Milles Sculpture Garden and Henry Shaw's Mausoleum Garden. the entirely natural-seeming, undulating topography with trees and shrubs was deliberately planned to vary the Garden's flat expenses. Peak seasons of interest are spring, summer and autumn.
Within the Knolls, you'll find the Ben Weisman Dry Streambed Garden, built in 1982. This informal, meandering dry stream bed is constructed of river stones edged throughout with large limestone rock boulders. Flanking the dry stream are plantings of native, rare and endangered, and other ornamental plants typical of this habitat. The small pond at the north end is planted with hardy Missouri native aquatic plants.
Erected by Missouri Botanical Garden.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 38° 36.751′ N, 90° 15.485′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Victory of Science (a few steps from this marker); A Toast to Sassafras (within shouting distance of this marker); Museum Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Sassafras (within shouting distance of this marker); Herring House (within shouting distance of this marker);
Additional keywords. landscape architecture
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
