Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
Wyoming

The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens located in Cheyenne, Wyoming is a high plains oasis and Wyoming’s only public botanic garden. Providing 90% of the labor, senior, youth and handicapped volunteers maintain the 8 acres of specialty gardens and additionally, plant and maintain flowerbeds in Cheyenne’s park system and many street right-of ways. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is the only botanic garden in the nation that provides as its primary purpose, social services for seniors, youth and handicapped individuals along with horticultural education and outreach, community enrichment and beautification.

The tropical conservatory is alive with plants and demonstrates sustainable solar heating (100% solar heated) and solar electricity (50% solar powered). The grounds feature xeriscapes, educational wetlands, roses, herbs, historical landscapes and much more. The project is an excellent example of a public non-profit partnership as it is operated by the City of Cheyenne along with a non-profit foundation, the Friends of the Botanic Gardens. The foundation provides funding for most new garden development and volunteer support.

The Gardens are open 7 days and week and admission is free to the public. The project has been in existence since 1977 and has been recognized by three U.S. presidents for its creative use of volunteers and solar energy.

More information: www.botanic.org