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	Foster Botanical Garden, City and County of Honolulu
		Foster Garden traces its beginning to 1853 when Queen Kalama leased a small area of land to William Hillebrand, a young German doctor.
		Foster's death in 1930, the 5.5 acre site was bequeathed to the City and County of Honolulu as a public garden.
		The Director of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens is Winifred N. Singeo.
	www.co.honolulu.hi.us /parks/hbg/fbg.htm (790 words)

	Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri'
		Foster hollies are not reliably winter hardy throughout USDA Zone 5 and benefit from being sited in protected locations (particularly those sheltered from cold winter winds) in the St. Louis area (Zone 5b to 6a).
		Foster holly is the common name attached to five different interspecific hybrids (Ilex cassine x Ilex opaca) introduced into cultivation in the 1950s by E. Foster of Foster Nursery in Bessemer, Alabama.
		Foster #2 is a small to medium-sized, broadleaf evergreen tree with a dense, upright, pyramidal habit.
	www.mobot.org /gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=Q190 (283 words)

	Oahu Gardens
		Wahi'awa Botanical Garden, or "Place of Noise", is cradled between the Wai'anae and Ko'olau mountain ranges in central O'ahu.
		This garden is known as the "tropical jewel" of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens.
		This 27-acre garden and forested raven dates back to the 1920's when the land was used by sugar planters as an experimental arboretum.
	www.hawaiianstyletravel.com /OahuGuide/Gardens.php (323 words)

	Foster Botanical Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Foster Botanical Gardens, measuring 13.5 acres (5.5 ha), is one of three botanical gardens located at 50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (near Chinatown at the intersection of Nu'uanu avenue and Vineyard Boulevard).
		Foster is unique in that it is in a highly urban area, with a Zippy's across the street, strip malls, schools, and both Buddhist and Methodist religious facilities.
		Upon her death in 1930, Mary Foster bequeathed the land and her home to the City and County of Honolulu, with the provision that the city accept and forever keep and properly maintain the (gardens) as a public and tropical park to be known and called Foster Park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foster_Botanical_Garden (541 words)

	Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
		The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is a tropical oasis in the midst of downtown Sarasota, Florida.
		At the time of her death (at the age of 81) in 1971 her estate's executor announced that she had left her seven-acre property and an endowment for the establishment of a botanical garden, for use by local clubs for meetings and social events.
		The Gardens' Stark Botanical Research Center, which is not open to the public, is home to the Orchid Identification Center and the Mulford B. Foster Bromeliad Identification Center, which together provide more than 800 plant identifications annually for institutions and individuals.
	www.hort.wisc.edu /mastergardener/Features/botgardens/selby/msbg.htm (1500 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Travel
		Foster also bequeathed her garden to the city of Honolulu, and the two properties were joined together.
		While Foster Botanical Garden is considered to be the most significant tropical plant collection in the United States, it's also a cool and refreshing place to stroll on a hot day.
		Foster Botanical Gardens is an oasis in the center of downtown Honolulu.
	starbulletin.com /2004/02/01/travel/story2.html (451 words)

	Hawaii's Botanical & Public Gardens - O'ahu
		The Contemporary Museum's gardens, part of a 3 1/2 acre complex, were created between 1928 and 1941 by Reverend K. Inagaki, a Honolulu minister, as a retreat in which to meditate and experience the harmony of nature.
		Foster Botanical Garden is the oldest of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens and contains trees that were planted in the 1850s by Dr. William Hillebrand.
		There are three garden areas: dryland and coastal plants by the air conditioning complex at the edge of the parking lot; mesic forest and Polynesian gardens in the courtyard between BS and MS buildings; and, the large dryland garden and shade house between the tennis courts and telescope complex.
	www.hawaii.edu /sciref/oahugrdns.html (2489 words)

	Foster Botanical Garden
		The Gardens main mission is to plan, develop, curate, maintain, and study documented collection of tropical plants in an ascetic setting for the purpose of conservation, botany horticulture, educators and passive recreation.
		It is here were you find the beauty of the Gardens because you can hear and feel the sounds of the cool wind breeze and the aroma of a jungle surrounded by different exotic plants and trees.
		In the garden, a safety precaution is brought to your attention.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~turner/oahu/foster.html (942 words)

	Aloha-Hawaii.com: Foster Botanical Garden
		Highlights include a lovely orchid garden; rare and endangered trees (some of which are extinct in the wild); an herb garden; a prehistoric garden (spotlighting primitive plants from around the world); and an impressive "economic garden," which features plants that are used for food, medicine, fabrics and dyes.
		Foster Botanical Garden opened to the public in November 1931 with Doctor Harold Lyon as is first director.
		The garden was placed on the Hawaii Register of Historic Places in 1988 and served as the setting for several Hollywood films and TV shows.
	oahu.aloha-hawaii.com /tours/foster+botanical+garden (402 words)

	starbulletin.com \| Features \| /2006/09/22/
		Foster was born in 1884, and at age 16 married Thomas Foster, one of Hawaii's most influential businessmen.
		But her contributions to the region are memorialized with a plaque at the Ghandi Peace Garden in India, and with the planting of a bo tree in Honolulu.
		In 1884, Foster purchased the land that became Foster Botanical Garden from William Hillebrand, a German physician and botanist.
	starbulletin.com /2006/09/22/features/story06.html (1186 words)

	Honolulu Botanical Gardens, City and County of Honolulu
		The mission of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens is to plan, develop, curate, maintain and study documented collections of tropical plants in an aesthetic setting for the purposes of:
		Admission is free, except at Foster Botanical Garden.
		In 1958, 200 acres on the slopes and basin of Koko Crater at the eastern end of Oahu were set aside as a botanical garden.
	www.co.honolulu.hi.us /parks/hbg (648 words)

	Honolulu & Kailua Area Hiking - Hikes
		Foster Botanical Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a living museum dating back to 1853.
		This 14-acre verdant garden is Hawaii ’s oldest botanical garden and is a pastoral...
		Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden is situated on 400 sloping acres of former farmland in windward Oahu above Kaneohe.
	www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=14504 (726 words)

	101 Things To Do - Oahu - Tours & Attractions - Enjoy Oahu's Lush Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Foster Botanical Garden (522-7066), a verdant oasis on the edge of downtown Honolulu, is filled with acre upon lush acre of the nation's largest collection of tropical plants.
		The name means "peaceful refuge." The gardens are laid out on 400 acres in the shadow of the Ko'olau mountains and divided into sections devoted to different types of tropical plants.
		Wahiawa Botanical Garden (621-7321), between the Waianae and Ko'olau mountain ranges in Wahiawa, dates back to the 1920s when the land was used by sugar planters as an experimental arboretum.
	www.101thingstodo.com /hawaii/oahu/tours/botanicalgardens/index.php (676 words)

	TROPICAL FLOWERS - First Day Cover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Foster Botanical Garden originated in 1853 when the Hawaiian Queen, Kalama, leased land to William Hillebrand, a German physician and botanist who built his home and planted trees that now grace the area.
		Foster Garden is on the National Register of Historic Places.
		The Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens was founded in 1960 as a non-profit educational organization to broaden the knowledge and enjoyment of plants and conservation among the people of Hawai'i and visitors from around the world.
	www.stampshows.com /tropflowers.html (379 words)

	The State Botanical Garden of Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Garden is a "living laboratory," a vital resource for the teaching, research, and public service missions of the University.
		Several new gardens are proposed, yet much of the land will remain in a natural state even when the master plan is fully implemented.
		As a university botanical garden, education is the Garden's primary focus.
	www.uga.edu /botgarden/home.html (277 words)

	Baobab in Foster Botanical garden, downtown Honolulu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Foster Botanical garden is on Vineyard boulevard, between Pali highway and the Nu'uanu stream, and bordered on the mountain side by the
		It is named for Captain Thomas and Mary Foster, who in their will left their villa to the city and county of Honolulu.
		The garden has a variety of astounding plants, including a huge kauri, and another earpod and kapok (the same plants as on Keeaumoku street).
	www2.ics.hawaii.edu /~esb/baobab/foster.html (215 words)

	Secrets of Hawaii
		A well cared for13.5-acre garden with a bit of the wild in the urban core of Honolulu, Hawaii.
		But Foster Botanical Garden is best known for its wide variety of orchids.
		Foster Gardens is on the right hand side of the street.
	www.portaloha.com /SecretsOfHawaii/FosterGarden.htm (184 words)

	Hawaii : Introduction : The Best Natural Attractions \| Frommers.com
		Gardens: The islands are redolent with the sweet scent of flowers.
		On lush Kauai, Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens, on some 240 acres, is sprinkled with some 70 life-size (some larger than life-size) whimsical bronze statues, hidden off the beaten path of the North Shore.
		Garden of the Gods (Lanai): Out on Lanai's north shore lies the ultimate rock garden: a rugged, barren, beautiful place full of rocks strewn by volcanic forces and molded by the elements into a variety of shapes and colors -- brilliant reds, oranges, ochers, and yellows.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/hawaii/0781020137.html (674 words)

	Gardens - Talipot Palm at Foster Botanical Garden - Pat Rooney - 226/317 - World Wide Panorama
		The oldest of several botanical gardens in Hawaii, Forester Botanical Garden started after William Hillebrand leased a portion of what is now central Honolulu from Queen Kalama in 1853.
		The site was the sold to Thomas and Mary Foster who added several acres and plantings before it was bequeathed to the city as a public garden in 1931.
		Of note are the orchid gardens, a prehistoric glen, a multitude of protected exceptional trees, and, as you can see, a magnificent palm collection.
	geoimages.berkeley.edu /wwp606/html/PatRooney.html (289 words)

	The cycads of . . .: Compiled List of Cycad Gardens
		Parlaying her settlements into a well-stuffed foundation, she turned her attentions from partying and socializing to gardening and accumulating the rare and beautiful plants to be had in the 50's, 60's and 70's.
		The garden was planted in 1979 and has grown and prospered ever since (though the cycad garden has had its share of setbacks).
		Among the finest botanical gardens in the world, it was created in 1735 by Mahé de Labourdonnais with "le Chateau de Mon Plaisir" once his residence.
	www.plantapalm.com /vce/cycadsof/cycadgardens.htm (1148 words)

	Plant names follow universal code - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		The blossoms of the "ant tree," which visitors can see at Foster Botanical Garden, are a beautiful pink-red while on the tree, changing to golden brown when they fall to the ground.
		Winnie Singeo is the botanist for the Honolulu botanical gardens.
		Foster Botanical Garden is at 50 N. Vineyard Blvd., and is open daily except Christmas and New Year's days from 9 a.m.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Feb/25/il/il08a.html (556 words)

	Bodhi trees around the world
		A less great attraction but not less of interest is right in the city, a garden, called Foster Botanical Garden, not too small but also not that big, but beautiful.
		A part of her residential property was first designed as a garden with some indigenous Flora and ornamental plants.
		Foster donated $50.000 and in 1923 $100.000 "with a covering letter asking the Anagarika to live in comfort and for the good work he was doing", from which -a house in Dandy was purchased and converted into the Foster Buddhist Seminary.
	www.shindharmanet.com /writings/bodhi.htm (592 words)

	Gardens on Oahu
		A botanical garden on the North Shore of Oahu near the town of Haleiwa that also has walking and hiking trails and a waterfall.
		A 725 acre garden, nature preserve, and bird sanctuary at the foot of the Koolau Mountains on the windward side of oahu, that is owned by former United States senator Hiram Fong.
		A 27 acre park in the central Oahu town of Wahiawa on land that was leased from the State of Hawaii by the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association in the 1920's for experimental tree planting.
	www.hawaiitravelnewsletter.com /oahu/gardens.htm (465 words)

	Foster Botanical Garden Photo Gallery by Selvin Chance at pbase.com
		A botanist and physician, he built a home near the location of the present garden.
		The property was later sold to Mary Foster and her husband.
		She bequeathed the property on her death to the City and County as a public garden in 1930.
	www.pbase.com /selvin/foster (117 words)

	Foster Botanical Garden - Hiking Oahu - Oahu
		Foster Botanical Garden - Hiking Oahu - Oahu
		From tropical orchids to the cigar box tree from the Amazon, this beautiful garden is a restful and educational experience for thousands of visitors ever year.
		This garden's specialty is the Palm Collection, Orchid Gardens, Prehistoric Glen, and Exceptional Trees.
	www.hawaiiweb.com /oahu/hiking_and_camping/foster_botanical_garden.htm (216 words)

	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Botanical Gardens
		We are in the process of building a first-of-its-kind botanical garden inside our Zoo that, unlike other zoos, is separate from the adjuncts to animals.
		Over the past 400 years botanical gardens evolved from a menagerie of medicinal plants to entering the 21st century with a strong focus on the concept of environmental sustainability.
		The Garden Path: Visitors will begin their garden journey at the Main Camp and will be greeted with a celebratory display of striking foliage and flowering plants.
	www.jaxzoo.org /botanical (509 words)

	How to plant a native Hawaiian garden - loulu
		Botanical or Ethnobotanical Interest: The leaves of native loulu were once used for thatching.
		Care and Maintenance: Native loulu should not be transplanted out of pots and planted in the garden until they develop at least 2-3 true, fan-shaped leaves.
		A mild detergent solution is generally effective but if the problem persists, a garden supply center can recommend an appropriate insecticide.
	www.state.hi.us /health/oeqc/garden/eioeglou.htm (455 words)

	Community Garden Project
		The garden is located at the corner of Dingle and Wright Streets and serve mainly residents of South Sumter and the immediate vicinity.
		Monday, July 15, 2002, we had an Open Day at the garden where the general public, city and county officials were invited to visit.
		Each garden participant is asked to sign an agreement to obey certain rules in order to participate in the project.
	www.clemson.edu /hort/comgardening/comgarden.php (645 words)

	tropicalgardening.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 1930, Mary Foster, who had purchased the property with her late husband, bequeathed the site to the City and County of Honolulu as a public park.
		Paul Weissich, director from 1957 to 1989, expanded Foster Garden to 14 acres of native plants and introduced plants in the heart of bustling downtown Honolulu, and developed four additional sites on Oahu Island to create the 650-acre Honolulu Botanical Gardens system.
		The gardens includes several collections of plants that are undergoing cold-hardiness testing and include a good collections of palms, hibiscus, cycads, bamboos, gingers and helliconias.
	www.tropicalgardening.com /TropicGardens/trogarwrld1.html (805 words)

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