Progress is being made on the Fireplace Patio in the Koch Carousel Gardens! This beautiful space will be used for private events such as weddings, anniversary parties and general celebrations. A 10-foot tall fireplace with beautiful stone and wood structure will be the perfect unique place for any event. The Fireplace Patio will feature a bar, restrooms and a gas fireplace. When not rented out for special private celebrations, this area will be open to the public to enjoy lunches, cocktails and shade on a beautiful afternoon. Thank you to the Lattner Family Foundation for your gift.
Illuminations tickets are now on sale! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
https://www.showclix.com/event/illuminations-walk-through-experience-2020
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
https://www.showclix.com/event/illuminations-drive-through-experience-2020
For more information about Illuminations, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
Illuminations tickets are now on sale! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
https://www.showclix.com/event/illuminations-walk-through-experience-2020
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
https://www.showclix.com/event/illuminations-drive-through-experience-2020
For more information about Illuminations, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
REMINDER - Illuminations tickets go on sale tomorrow, October 1! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
For more information about Illuminations, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
🌸BLOOM ALERT🌸
Chrysanthemums are planted and opening up in each of the gardens. Enjoy 'Hannah Orange' chrysanthemum in the Shakespeare Garden with Frikart's Aster 'Wonder of Stafa' behind. Pansies have also arrived and some have found their places in the Margie Button Memorial Fountain and Garden, where they will show their cheery faces throughout the winter while the roses sleep. In the Chinese Garden of Friendship, Chinese rose 'Mutabilis' is showing off its unique petals. In many gardens, beautifully scented calamint 'Montrose White' is provided food for pollinators and creating clouds of white blooms.
Local Artist, Connie Ernatt has been working hard on the new troll installation in the Koch Carousel Gardens! Stay tuned for the finished masterpiece of our Sleeping Troll Hill!
Illuminations starts in 5 weeks! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. Tickets are on sale now! All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
https://www.showclix.com/event/illuminations-walk-through-experience-2020
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
https://www.showclix.com/event/illuminations-drive-through-experience-2020
For more information about Illuminations, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
Even through these unique times, the development of the Koch Carousel Gardens continues to grow. The project would not be possible without the lead gift from the Koch family through their company, Koch Industries, their foundation, the Koch Family Foundation, and many other donors.
Our benches are now SOLD OUT! However, new opportunities to purchase topiaries, bricks, decorative luminaires, and other features will establish a naming legacy for families, businesses, and organizations in this beautiful garden.
There are still several ways you can participate in this amazing project and each week we will continue to highlight a different naming opportunity.
DECORATIVE LUMINAIRES - $7,500
Lights will adorn the Koch Carousel Gardens. These lights will provide lighting, music/sound, and hanging baskets to make the gardens even more beautiful and interesting. Have a plaque with your family or business name on the luminaire decorative pole.
Please contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development at donor@botanica.org or 316.264.0448 ext. 105.
Our gardens are full with beautiful mums and other Fall blooms! We absolutely LOVE this time of year🧡
🌸BLOOM ALERT🌸
In several gardens goldenrod is continuing to bloom, displaying fuzzy arches of yellow. Purple and white asters are also midway through their blooming season. False Nectarwand red false vervain tropical plant is showing its unique bloom spikes, enjoyed by this season's hummingbirds in the Terrace Garden.
In the Chinese Garden of Friendship, find Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea 'Renhy' changing its bloom colors, switching to a pinky red.
Finally, search out installments of annual Balloon plant milkweed in the Shakespeare Garden and Xeriscape with its unique, hairy-looking seedpods paired with the last of the season's blooms.
Check out all of the fun bee and honey items available in the Botanica Gift Shop!🐝 Get them while they last!
Gift Shop Hours:
Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm. Sunday’s will be closed November-March.
There are still several ways you can participate in donating to the Koch Carousel Gardens, including engraved bricks and pavers. Due to high demand, you still have time to buy through the holidays! This will be a memorial and tribute for people to celebrate their families or a loved one or a business to show their community support. Each paver and brick will be engraved with wording selected by the donor.
Learn more about our Bricks & Pavers online at https://botanica.org/koch-carousel-gardens-naming-opportunities/.
For more opportunities to donate or if you have any questions, please contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development at donor@botanica.org or 316.264.0448 ext. 105.
Sneak peek of our Main Meadow & Brosius Rose Garden Light Show during Illuminations!
The captivating Main Meadow light display is synchronized to festive holiday music. It wraps around to the Brosius Rose Garden light show, making the heart of Botanica a delightful stop for everyone at Illuminations.
Thank you to this week's highlighted sponsors for Illuminations: Baird & McClelland Sound
Do you have your tickets yet? Illuminations is only 4 weeks away! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. Tickets are on sale now! All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
For more information about Illuminations and to purchase tickets, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
Save the date! Illuminations starts on November 14! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both!
Volunteers are still needed! We are looking for groups and people of all ages. If interested, contact Kristi Conkle at KConkle@botanica.org or 316-264-0448, ext.103.
https://botanica.org/illuminations/
🌹Flora of Interest🌹
Autumn has arrived at Botanica! Some trees are changing to warm colors while red berries are forming on the possumhaw small trees by the pond boardwalk and along the Wildflower Meadow, on chokeberry shrubs in the Xeriscape, and on winterberry trees in several locations around the gardens.
Roses are still blooming beautifully in the Jessie Wooldridge Brosius Rose Garden, search out the variegated petals of floribunda rose 'Chihuly'. Autumn crocuses are popping up throughout the garden, find this variety at the entrance to the Butterfly Garden. Finally, enjoy the profuse blooms of salvia leucantha or Mexican bush sage outside the Butterfly House.
Progress is being made in the Koch Carousel Gardens!
Sierra Patricia Scott was live.
October 11 at 11:30 AM ·
Come celebrate the holiday season with us at Illuminations! Beyond Botanica’s iridescent rainbow, you'll find the enchanting Downing Children’s Garden. Follow the yellow brick road back to the party barn and through a magical display of holiday sights and sounds.
Thank you to this week's highlighted sponsors for Illuminations:
Lane Enterprises McDonald's Restaurants & Colby B. Sandlian
Do you have your tickets yet? Illuminations is only 3 weeks away! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. Tickets are on sale now! All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
For more information about Illuminations and to purchase tickets, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
Even through these unique times, the development of the Koch Carousel Gardens continues to grow. The project would not be possible without the lead gift from the Koch family through their company, Koch Industries, their foundation, the Koch Family Foundation, and many other donors.
Our benches are now SOLD OUT! However, new opportunities to purchase topiaries, bricks, decorative luminaires, and other features will establish a naming legacy for families, businesses, and organizations in this beautiful garden.
There are still several ways you can participate in this amazing project and each week we will continue to highlight a different naming opportunity.
DECORATIVE LUMINAIRES - $7,500
Lights will adorn the Koch Carousel Gardens. These lights will provide lighting, music/sound, and hanging baskets to make the gardens even more beautiful and interesting. Have a plaque with your family or business name on the luminaire decorative pole.
Please contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development at donor@botanica.org or 316.264.0448 ext. 105.
🌿Flora of Interest🌿
Temperatures have started to drop and ornamental tropicals scattered throughout the gardens have been pulled inside to shelter out the winter.
Some have found homes in the visitor greenhouse just outside the terrace garden entrance, where this bougainvillea is currently blooming.
Outside, along the walk in the Wildflower Meadow there are several plants of interest. Winterberry fruits are so fully developed they are dropping extra berries on the ground, to the delight of the squirrels and ground feeding birds.
Across the walk, the large installment of 'Raydon's Favorite' aromatic asters are finally beginning to bloom!
REMINDER! Tune in to our Facebook Live today at 12:30pm! We'll be answering all your questions on this year's Illuminations Walk Thru & Drive-Thru. Please post your questions ahead of time in the comments below!
🍂Flora of Interest🍂
As freezing temperatures descend, fall bulbs have arrived! These hyacinth 'Pink Pearl' bulbs have a lovely deep purple sheath. Gardeners and volunteers have begun the work of removing summer annuals, tilling beds and filling them with tulip bulbs. Volunteers are always welcome!
While annuals are removed from other beds, chrysanthemums installed this fall continue to shine in some annual beds. Find 'Stacy Pink' by the Jayne Milburn Aquatic Collection before it's gone and replaced by tulip bulbs. Finally, find and appreciate this small euonymous tree in the Wildflower Meadow heavy with coral-red fruit encapsulated by pinky-red arils, which will split open as they develop. Both parts are appreciated by birds.
Janie Washburn Lang added 57 new photos to the album: Record Breaking Snow at Botanica.
October 26 at 2:35 PM ·
Unlike most Snows, colors are everywhere as the ultra fine snow caught on each and every bud and leaf.
Don’t miss the annual Kansas Orchid Society Show & Sale in Botanica’s Terrace Room on Saturday, October 31 from 10am-5pm. Masks will be required. For more information, please visit https://www.kansasorchidsociety.com/
Friendly Reminder! Starting in November, Botanica will be closed on Sundays until April 2021.
Reserve your Illuminations tickets online today! Illuminations is by reservation only this year, so follow these simple steps to get your tickets for walk-thru (be sure to add on tickets to ride the carousel!) or the all new drive-thru experience at botanica.org.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
🍂Flora of Interest🍂
Tulip planting has begun in earnest and will be continuing over the next several weeks. Frost has knocked back many of our herbaceous perennials, but visitors can find cold-hardy lamb's ear in the Downing Children's Garden and several other locations in the gardens. Enjoy our 'Autumn Splendor' sugar maple to the left of the northern entrance into the Jessie Wooldridge Brosius Rose Garden as it transitions through its colors. And be sure to find the installation of 'Brilliant Red' chokeberry bushes in the xeriscape with their bright red berries and fall color.
We're only 10 days away from Illuminations! Now's the time to get your tickets!
This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
For more information about Illuminations and to purchase tickets, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
The Khicha Family Carousel will remain open this season Mon-Sat from 9am-5pm through November 13, then will only be open at night for Illuminations(time slot tickets available online-only when purchasing Illuminations Walk-Thru tickets). Please stay posted for the continued daytime hours after Illuminations.
Starting this Friday, our mums will be on sale for $1! While supplies last.
Botanica is at Illuminations at Botanica.
November 1 at 7:57 PM · Wichita, KS ·
If you want to get stuff done call in the Marines! That’s what we did! It’s crunch time setting up for Illuminations and we can’t THANK this wonderful group of Marines who spent the day with us at Botanica. They are an incredible group that helped us tremendously. Thank you for your service and for helping Botanica create a new drive thru light display for our community! 
Contact Kristi Conkle at kconkle@botanica.org if you are interested in volunteering!
These would make great Holiday gifts with a Botanica Membership! Contact our artist in resident to purchase Botanica prints!
Bill Goffrier Studio is at Botanica.
November 13 at 1:36 PM · Wichita, KS ·
Four signed art prints, 30. & 35. in stock from my Botanica residency (the smaller two originals are also still available):
Illuminations starts tomorrow! Now's the time to get your tickets!
This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Walk-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 9 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$13 Adults / $9 Children & Members / 2 & under are FREE
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
For more information about Illuminations and to purchase tickets, visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
We are excited to announce that Illuminations is up again this year for the USA TODAY Best Botanical Garden Holiday Light Show! Support Wichita's premier light display and vote for Illuminations! You can vote once per day until polls close on Monday, December 7. The 10 winning gardens will be announced on 10Best.com on Friday, December 18. It only takes a couple seconds to vote!
Vote now: https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-botanical-garden-holiday-lights/
We have 2 wonderful options for you to enjoy at Illuminations this year! Along with our walk-thru Illuminations, we have added an additional drive-thru experience. We encourage everyone to do one or both!
What can you expect at our Drive-Thru Illuminations?
When you visit our new Drive-Thru experience, you will wind around our main parking lot while viewing over 350,000 lights dance to music (it's over a half-mile drive - the estimated time is 10 minutes). You will see 9 mega trees dancing to music, Santa's village, one mega tree with over 15,000 lights, a drive-through tunnel that's 240 feet, over 40 white trees with bold colors and so much more!
Learn more online at https://botanica.org/illuminations/.
Illuminations starts tomorrow! This year we will have a walk-thru & drive-thru experience! Two great ways to enjoy Illuminations. You can pick one or do both. Please remember, all tickets must be purchased online in advance! Visit botanica.org for more info.
KANSAS.COM
COVID wasn’t able to cancel Botanica’s Illuminations, but it will be different this year
We are excited to announce that Illuminations is up again this year for the USA TODAY Best Botanical Garden Holiday Light Show! Support Wichita's premier light display and vote for Illuminations! You can vote once per day until polls close on Monday, December 7. The 10 winning gardens will be announced on 10Best.com on Friday, December 18. It only takes a couple seconds to vote!
Vote Now:
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-botanical-garden-holiday-lights/?fbclid=IwAR0_Qo6C0bVZx2MhPMKQZnQBizkxnMA3cvnjJc_SAF7rCfrcTLgHtOYe7NI
Giant bugs and flowers adorn the Wildflower Garden during Illuminations. It’s a beautiful sight to see! Thank you Reddi Industries, Inc. & Reddi Overhead Door of Wichita for sponsoring these brightly lit bugs & flowers during Illuminations!
Even through these unique times, the development of the Koch Carousel Gardens continues to grow. The project would not be possible without the lead gift from the Koch family through their company, Koch Industries, their foundation, the Koch Family Foundation, and many other donors.
New opportunities to purchase topiaries, bricks, decorative luminaires, and other features will establish a naming legacy for families, businesses, and organizations in this beautiful garden.
There are still several ways you can participate in this amazing project and each week we will continue to highlight a different naming opportunity.
DECORATIVE LUMINAIRES - $7,500 (Only 22 left!!)
Lights will adorn the Koch Carousel Gardens. These lights will provide lighting, music/sound, and hanging baskets to make the gardens even more beautiful and interesting. Have a plaque with your family or business name on the luminaire decorative pole.
Please contact Jamee Ross, Director of Development at donor@botanica.org or 316.264.0448 ext. 105.
Add some wonder to your Illuminations. Visit and ride the newly opened Carousel! The Carousel Gardens will be transformed into a winter wonderland with bright lights all around. Thank you Evergy for sponsoring The Carousel Area during Illuminations!
🌾Flora of Interest🌾
This week, viburnums are showing off their bright reds and jewel garnet colors in several gardens. Find this koreanspice viburnum 'Sugar n' Spice' in the John Firsching Evergreen Collection. Ornamental grasses are having the opportunity to shine as well. These clumps of eulalia 'Morning Light' in the Jayne Milburn Aquatic Collection are well suited to their name. There are also a few perennialized chrysanthemums in warm, sunny spots in the garden that are still blooming. This 'Gumdrop' type can be found in the Four Season Border.
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
We are excited to announce that Illuminations is up again this year for the USA TODAY Best Botanical Garden Holiday Light Show! Support Wichita's premier light display and vote for Illuminations! You can vote once per day until polls close on Monday, December 7. The 10 winning gardens will be announced on 10Best.com on Friday, December 18. It only takes a couple seconds to vote!
Vote Now:
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-botanical-garden-holiday-lights/illuminations-botanica-wichita-kansas/?fbclid=IwAR2eA_70UJ1L44WqJKaYLRir63qepC81yaDQo8sqSN3rlofHr_mZgpQtoqA
Start a new holiday tradition! Kick-off the holiday season and visit Illuminations with your family Thanksgiving weekend. Tickets are selling fast so hurry and get yours now!
botanica.org/illuminations
We will be closed on November 25 & 26. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Start a new holiday tradition! Kick-off the holiday season and visit Illuminations with your family Thanksgiving weekend. Tickets are selling fast so hurry and get yours now!
The food trucks that will be here the next few days include:
24th, Noble House
27th, Piece Love Pie, Funky Monkey, Noble House
28th, Piece Love Pie, Smokin Diner
For tickets, visit botanica.org/illumnations/.
Are you bored at home? Then get online to purchase your tickets for Illuminations at Botanica. Tickets are selling out fast and you don’t want to miss this safe & fun holiday light display! While you're here, come see our brand new Fireplace Patio that overlooks the Grand Lawn in our Koch Carousel Gardens! You can purchase hot cocoa and cozy up by the warm fire🔥
Visit https://botanica.org/illuminations/ to purchase your tickets today!
Only a few days left to vote!! Support Botanica and help make Illuminations #1 for USA TODAY's Best Botanical Light Show!! You can keep voting every day until Dec. 7 at noon ET. To vote, visit the link below.
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-botanical-garden-holiday-lights/illuminations-botanica-wichita-kansas/
From December 2-27, we will have live music on many Illuminations nights on the Grand Lawn Stage! See below the lineup for this year's performances!
Load up the car with your naughty and nice list! Bring them all to the new Illuminations drive-thru at Botanica!
Drive-Thru Dates & Ticket Prices:
November 14 – January 30 (closed Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 24 & 25)
$20 per car Sunday - Thursday
$25 per carload Friday & Saturday
https://botanica.org/illuminations/
Celebrate the wonder & joy of the holiday season at Illuminations! Enjoy our traditional walk-thru (with social distancing) or our all-new drive-thru experience! OR BOTH!
Walk-Thru Illuminations is SOLD OUT this Saturday. Only 2 more Saturdays after that until Christmas so go to our website now to reserve your spots! Tickets are going fast!!
https://botanica.org/illuminations/
What is this new Drive-Thru? It’s a brand new light display separate from the Walk-Thru. You will wind around our main parking lot while viewing over 350,000 lights dance to music (it's over a half-mile drive - estimated time 10 minutes). You will see 9 mega trees dancing to music, Santa's village, one mega tree with over 15,000 lights, a drive-through tunnel that's 240 feet, over 40 white trees with bold colors and so much more!
Tickets are selling fast! Purchase yours today by visiting botanica.org/illuminations/.
Holiday shopping?? We've got you covered! Purchase a membership gift bag today!
To purchase, contact Natalie Davis at 316-264-0448 ext. 107! Make the Holidays special this year, from Botanica to YOU!
Year-round, the morning hours at Botanica are among the best. During winter when frost still covers the native perennials, come enjoy the sparkle of frost on rough goldenrod 'Fireworks' in the Butterfly Garden. The Chinese Garden of Friendship hosts winter bird food in the form of attractive red-fruited crabapples 'Firebird'. The Beverly Blue Teaching Garden enormous oakleaf hydrangeas maintain fall color and papery, dried blossom heads that glow in the morning light.
So many wonderful things to discover at Illuminations this year! Reminder - All tickets must be purchased in advance! Visit botanica.org/illuminations/ to learn more.
KANSAS.COM
They spent months on this light display and really want you — and your dog — to see it
There are so many great reasons for your family to visit Illimunations! This year, we have 2 great light displays to get in the holiday spirit while staying safe and social distancing.
The Khicha Family Carousel will be open during the walk-thru (You must pre-purchase your ride while purchasing your admission online), where you can also stop by and see SANTA!! By attending you will be supporting Botanica, a local nonprofit. We promise, your family or friends will thank you for taking them to see!
Learn more and purchase your tickets today by visiting botanica.org/illuminations/!
Load up the car with your naughty and nice list! Bring them all to the new Illuminations Drive-Thru at Botanica! Due to high demands, we are adding additional Drive-Thru time slots on Friday & Saturday! Get tickets now before they sell out! Visit botanica.org/illuminations/ to reserve your time slot.
Stay cozy in your car & enjoy our Drive Thru light display! Purchase your tickets now for tonight. The lights will look amazing underneath the white snow! Bring your hot coco, stay in your jammies or bring the dogs! Join us and get into the holiday spirit!! Over 300,000 lights dance to music in our new light display! ❄️🎵 Let it Snow 🎵 ❄️!!!
https://botanica.org/illuminations/
Thank you to our sweet friend who handed out notes to our staff! You brought all of our staff smile and happy hearts! ❤️ Botanica Staff & Volunteers
During Illuminations come see our brand new Fireplace Patio that overlooks the Grand Lawn in our Koch Carousel Gardens. Sip on some delicious hot drinks provided by Prairie Fire. Hot Chocolate, French Vanilla & White Peppermint Mocha for $2 along with other goodies! What’s better than seeing over 200 million lights while sipping hot drinks? For tickets, visit botanica.org/Illuminations/.
Wave at Santa Claus while he is toying away in his workshop at Illuminations! Leave your wishlist in Santa’s mailbox and catch a candy cane at the end of his all-new candy cane chute! Thank you to this weeks Illuminations sponsors - Johnson's Garden Centers & Henry Helgerson Company.
Illuminations Fireplace Patio is a warm and cozy stop in the walk-thru event. Gather around the fire with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate and snap a picture in front of the oversized fireplace with your family! Thank you Conco Construction for sponsoring our Big Bulbs and Fireplace Patio during Illuminations.
For tickets, visit botanica.org/illuminations/.
There's lots of sunshine in the forecast over the next few days! ☀️Perfect time to come see over 2 million lights at our Illuminations Walk Thru while the weather is so nice! Tickets have been selling fast so hurry and get yours today. Reminder - all tickets must be purchased online in advance at botanica.org/illuminations/. We hope to see you soon!
📸Photo Credit: Barney Tull
Top 3 reasons to visit Illuminations:
1.We have 2 great light displays to get in the holiday spirit while staying safe
2.By attending you will be supporting a local nonprofit, Botanica
3.Your family or friends will thank you for taking them to see
But hurry...Tickets are selling out fast and you don’t want to miss this safe holiday light display! 🎄
Visit www.botanica.org/illuminations/ to purchase yours today.
🌲Flora of Interest🌲
Over the past two weeks, gardeners have been working hard in the Koch Carousel Gardens installing 64 evergreen and deciduous trees, with more work planned for this week. While on a walk around the rest of the gardens, find the brilliant red berries of heavenly bamboo on the southern border of the Marjorie I. Meyer Memorial Plaza. In the Butterfly Garden, enjoy the multicolored backdrop of mature burkwood viburnums slowly changing color.
Load up the car with your naughty and nice list! Bring them all to the new Illuminations Drive-Thru at Botanica! Due to high demands, we are adding additional Drive-Thru time slots on Friday & Saturday! Get tickets now before they sell out! Visit botanica.org/illuminations/ to reserve your time slot.
Wishing you and your family a safe and Merry Christmas! Illuminations is closed tonight, but will reopen tomorrow, Dec. 26th.
Santa’s coming! We hope everyone’s having a Merry Christmas Eve. Stay safe & warm. Happy holidays from Botanica!
Don't miss Music Theatre Wichita's Holiday Special that will air again tonight at 7pm & 8pm!
Music Theatre Wichita
November 25 at 9:00 AM ·
Check out the promo for the Music Theatre Wichita Holiday Special. You DO NOT want to miss this!
The special premieres on KPTS channel 8.1 December 17 at 7pm! You can also catch it:
December 21 at 9pm on channel 8.1
December 24 at 12pm on channel 8.1
December 24 at 7pm on channel 8.2
December 24 at 8pm on channel 8.1
The special stars Brian J. Marcum, Injoy Fountain, Jennifer Hampton Marcum, Katie Banks, Roy Nelson Moye III, Carter Tholl, and Wayne Bryan, with special appearances by Karen L. Shoecraft-Robu, Tim Robu, William Flynn, Emily Sternfeld-Dunn, Walker Brown, Tanner Pflueger, Halston Strange, Rebecca Gans Reavis, and Rile Reavis.
Filming and editing by Digital Brand
Botanica added 49 new photos.
December 22 at 4:23 PM ·
Thank you, Janie Lang, for capturing these winter wonderland pictures in the garden last week!
Jammies, Christmas music, warm car, over 300,000 lights… of my!!! Come check out our new drive-thru light display at Illuminations! Must pre-purchase tickets online at botanica.org/illuminations/.
Happy New Year! ✨
Stay warm & cozy in your car while enjoying our all-new Illuminations drive-thru light display at Botanica!
You will wind around our main parking lot while viewing over 350,000 lights dance to music (it's over a half mile drive - estimated time 10 minutes). You will see 9 mega trees dancing to music, Santa's village, one mega tree with over 15,000 lights, a drive through tunnel that's 240 feet, over 40 white trees with bold colors and so much more!
This is a must-see event this holiday season, so hurry and get your tickets today! Visit Botanica.org/illuminations/ to reserve your time slot.
Only 13 days left to enjoy our Walk-Thru Illuminations! During the Walk-Thru, you will be among the first to see Botanica's new Koch Carousel Gardens, the main meadow display that dances to music, the underwater scene in the Shakespeare Garden, our favorite funky tree, candy cane lane in the butterfly house and much more! Tickets are selling fast, so hurry and get yours today. Visit www.botanica.org/illuminations/.
Reminder - Our Drive-Thru experience will continue through January 30, 2021.
Wishing you and your family a safe and Merry Christmas! Illuminations is closed tonight, but will reopen tomorrow, Dec. 26th.
Santa’s coming! We hope everyone’s having a Merry Christmas Eve. Stay safe & warm. Happy holidays from Botanica!
In the Butterfly House, Candy Cane Lane glows with warm red and white lights. Stroll through the butterfly habitat and follow the candy cane trail.
Thank you to this week's highlighted sponsors for Illuminations: Cox Communication & Tree Top Nursery
Have you experienced our all new drive-thru light display at Illuminations? You can enjoy a display of lights set to holiday music from the comfort of your car in Botanica’s main parking lot!
You will see 9 mega trees dancing to music, one mega tree with over 15,000 lights, a drive through tunnel that's 240 feet, over 40 white trees with bold colors and so much more!
Our drive-thru ends January 30th so hurry and get your tickets today before it's too late! Visit botanica.org/illuminations/ to pre-purchase tickets.
Experience the magic that Illuminations has to offer! There are only 5 more days to visit our walk-thru so hurry and get your tickets before it’s too late! We have over 2 million lights, including our brand new new light display in our Koch Carousel Gardens.
Visit botanica.org/illuminations/ to pre-purchase your tickets!
Only 6 days left to enjoy our walk-thru Illuminations! Bundle up and come see over 2 million lights throughout our gardens. It's a safe and fun way to celebrate the new year, and by attending you will be supporting Botanica, a local nonprofit!
Tickets are selling fast, so hurry and get yours before it's too late. We promise, your family or friends will thank you for taking them to see!
botanica.org/illuminations/
Only 1 week left to enjoy our walk-thru Illuminations! During the Walk-Thru, you will be among the first to see Botanica's new Koch Carousel Gardens, the main meadow display that dances to music, the underwater scene in the Shakespeare Garden, our favorite funky tree, candy cane lane in the butterfly house and much more!
Tickets are selling fast, so hurry and get yours today. Visit www.botanica.org/illuminations/.
Reminder - Our Drive-Thru experience will continue through January 30, 2021.
Great article by Stephanie from Everything Arlington! See what she has to say about Botanica and why Wichita should be included in your 2021 travel plans!
VISITWICHITA.COM
Have Kids, Will Travel: Weekend in Wichita
We can't thank our Botanica staff members, Wichita community, volunteers and sponsors enough for making this year's Illuminations so incredible! We're looking forward to another great year in 2021.
Illuminations sponsors:
Fugate Enterprises, Colby B Sandlian, Evergy, Delta Dental of Kansas, Johnstone Supply, Cox, Conco Construction, Don & Lora Barry, Reddi Industries, Inc., The PM Group - Baird Private Wealth Management, Metro Courier, Lane Enterprises, The Flint Hills Group at Morgan Stanley, Cox Machine, PrairieFire Coffee Roasters, Culligan Water, McClelland Sound, QuikTrip, Rhoden Roofing LLC, MKEC Engineering, Inc., Hillside Nursery Centre, Johnson's Garden Centers, Tree Top Nursery & Landscape Inc., Trinity Sales & Rental, Professional Engineering Consultants, Downing & Lahey Mortuary, INTRUST Bank, Beran Concrete, Inc., GLMV Architecture, Inc., LK Architecture, WDM Architects, NetApp, Aegis Group, LLC, Next LED
Friendly reminder - Botanica will be closed next Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
We love hearing what our guests have to say about Botanica! Here are a few of our guest book entries from 2020.
In the Butterfly House, Candy Cane Lane glows with warm red and white lights. Stroll through the butterfly habitat and follow the candy cane trail.
Thank you to this week's highlighted sponsors for Illuminations: Cox Communication & Tree Top Nursery
Have you experienced our all new drive-thru light display at Illuminations? You can enjoy a display of lights set to holiday music from the comfort of your car in Botanica’s main parking lot!
You will see 9 mega trees dancing to music, one mega tree with over 15,000 lights, a drive through tunnel that's 240 feet, over 40 white trees with bold colors and so much more!
Our drive-thru ends January 30th so hurry and get your tickets today before it's too late! Visit botanica.org/illuminations/ to pre-purchase tickets.
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, BIG BUGS invade Botanica!
No need to panic--the Big Bugs exhibit opens in our gardens on May 1st, 2021. Big Bugs features 12 animatronic insects installed throughout Botanica’s 18-acres. Enjoy the exhibit during general admission visits and special events.
Sandy Centipede stretches out to approximately 10 feet long. Perry Mantis stands 7 feet tall. Drake Dragonfly’s wings span 10 feet wide. Replica movements and life-size detail bring these creatures to life in delight of visitors young and old.
On display through July 31st, stroll through Botanica and view the Big Bugs! Learn fun facts and background information about each species. Check back soon for more information on this exciting new exhibit!
https://botanica.org/big-bugs-at-botanica/
Thank you to our sponsors Koch Industries & Textron Aviation
Botanica is Closed Today in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Friendly reminder - Botanica will be closed next Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
🌿Flora of Interest🌿
This winter, once leaves have dropped in the Butterfly Garden, the paired common hornbeam's shiny, silvery bark is on full display. Winter hardy artichoke well-placed in a sheltered, sunny spot in the Downing Children's Garden has soft leaves that are continuing to grow. In the Cissy Wise Wildflower Meadow, last year's growth of ironweed on the stone walkway has beautiful starburst seedheads half-eaten by our resident groups of goldfinches. Birds are easily visible in winter months. The cardinals, downy woodpeckers, chickadees and squirrels in the bird garden are endlessly entertaining.
Great article by Stephanie from Everything Arlington! See what she has to say about Botanica and why Wichita should be included in your 2021 travel plans!
VISITWICHITA.COM
Have Kids, Will Travel: Weekend in Wichita
We can't thank our Botanica staff members, Wichita community, volunteers and sponsors enough for making this year's Illuminations so incredible! We're looking forward to another great year in 2021.
Illuminations sponsors:
Fugate Enterprises, Colby B Sandlian, Evergy, Delta Dental of Kansas, Johnstone Supply, Cox, Conco Construction, Don & Lora Barry, Reddi Industries, Inc., The PM Group - Baird Private Wealth Management, Metro Courier, Lane Enterprises, The Flint Hills Group at Morgan Stanley, Cox Machine, PrairieFire Coffee Roasters, Culligan Water, McClelland Sound, QuikTrip, Rhoden Roofing LLC, MKEC Engineering, Inc., Hillside Nursery Centre, Johnson's Garden Centers, Tree Top Nursery & Landscape Inc., Trinity Sales & Rental, Professional Engineering Consultants, Downing & Lahey Mortuary, INTRUST Bank, Beran Concrete, Inc., GLMV Architecture, Inc., LK Architecture, WDM Architects, NetApp, Aegis Group, LLC, Next LED
It won't be cold forever! Here's proof, as this Japanese Apricot Tree begins to bloom in the Chinese Garden of Friendship.
📸Photo credit: Janie Lang
Waiting on Spring like.... #berniememes
Thank you to everyone who visited our gardens in 2020!❤️
Fun Fact: Recorded in our 2020 Guest Book, Botanica had visitors from 46 states & 14 different countries!
States: 46 (All states except Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island & Vermont)
Countries: 14 (Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico & Romania)
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, BIG BUGS invade Botanica!
No need to panic--the Big Bugs exhibit opens in our gardens on May 1st, 2021. Big Bugs features 12 animatronic insects installed throughout Botanica’s 18-acres. Enjoy the exhibit during general admission visits and special events.
Sandy Centipede stretches out to approximately 10 feet long. Perry Mantis stands 7 feet tall. Drake Dragonfly’s wings span 10 feet wide. Replica movements and life-size detail bring these creatures to life in delight of visitors young and old.
On display through July 31st, stroll through Botanica and view the Big Bugs! Learn fun facts and background information about each species. Check back soon for more information on this exciting new exhibit!
https://botanica.org/big-bugs-at-botanica/
Thank you to our sponsors Koch Industries & Textron Aviation
Botanica is Closed Today in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Friendly reminder - Botanica will be closed next Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
To the Khicha Family Carousel!🎠
Many in this community have fond memories of the Joyland amusement park, which is why today in honor of Kansas Day we celebrate the Khicha Family Carousel. It's truly a jewel, and we are so glad to see this piece of Wichita history restored to its original splendor – with added garden-flair – and available at Botanica for the entire community to enjoy!
Friendly Reminder - the Khicha Family Carousel will be opening back up in February on Saturdays only from 10am-2pm.
#ToTheStarsKS #kansasday, #visitwichita, #heartofthecountry, #ictstrong #ilovewichita #botanicawichita #wichitajewel #joylandcarousel
🎠Create new memories at Botanica!🎠
From February 1st –28th, all admission is just $5.
In addition, the Khicha Family Carousel will be opening back up in February on Saturdays only from 10am-2pm. Grab the kiddos, pack a lunch and enjoy a fun afternoon at Botanica!
‼VOLUNTEERS NEEDED‼
We're still needing volunteers to help take down lights from Illuminations. Looking for groups and people of all ages. If interested, contact Kristi Conkle at KConkle@botanica.org or 316-264-0448, ext.103. Come join our Botanica family and volunteer with us today!
It may be cold out but we're dreaming of SPRING! Tulip season will be here before you know it.😍🌷
It won't be cold forever! Here's proof, as this Japanese Apricot Tree begins to bloom in the Chinese Garden of Friendship.
📸Photo credit: Janie Lang
Waiting on Spring like.... #berniememes
Starting today, the Khicha Family Carousel will be open on Saturdays from 10am-2pm through the month of February. Carousel rides cost $3, and tokens can be purchased at the admissions desk or token machine in the Carousel Pavilion. In March, we plan to extend the carousel hours to Thursdays through Saturdays from 10am-2pm, then open every day starting in April.
#botanicawichita #carousel #carouselrides #botanicaismyhappyplace #downtownict #joylandcarousel #wichitagardens
Valentine's Day is right around the corner.❤️ Give your sweetheart a gift that lasts year-round - a membership to Botanica!
When you purchase a membership during the month of February you will receive a 14-month membership (normally 12 months).
❕REMINDER❕
Starting this Saturday, February 6, the Khicha Family Carousel will be open on Saturdays from 10am-2pm through the month of February. Carousel rides cost $3, and tokens can be purchased at the admissions desk or token machine in the Carousel Pavilion. In March, we plan to extend the carousel hours to Thursdays through Saturdays from 10am-2pm, then open every day starting in April.
Check out the installation of our new bee hive on top of the Alexander Bee House! For the past few months, local artists Connie Ernatt & Brady Hatter have been working on this giant bee hive and we're excited to see it all come together. Stay tuned for the giant bees that will soon be added.
#botanicawichita #alexanderbeehouse #giantbeehive #savethebees #botanicaismyhappyplace
Valentine's Day is right around the corner.❤️ Give your sweetheart a gift that lasts year-round - a membership to Botanica!
When you purchase a membership during the month of February you will receive a 14-month membership (normally 12 months).
Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, declaring 6 more weeks of winter. #GroundhogDay
Valentine's Day is this Sunday❤️ Give your sweetheart a gift that lasts year-round - a membership to Botanica!
When you purchase a membership during the month of February you will receive a 14-month membership (normally 12 months).
Important Update - Due to inclement weather, Botanica will be closed this Saturday, February 13.
It’s a winter wonderland at Botanica this week!❄️
Take advantage of $5 February at Botanica!
During the month of February regular garden admission for adults, seniors, military and youth is only $5. 💗
KT Cookies (located at Botanica) has some amazing Valentine’s Day cookies available! Cold drink bombs are also available upon request. ORDER TODAY - PLEASE CALL 266-4300.❤️
Valentine's Day is right around the corner.❤️ Give your sweetheart a gift that lasts year-round - a membership to Botanica!
When you purchase a membership during the month of February you will receive a 14-month membership (normally 12 months).
The weather is supposed to warm up some over the weekend and into next week. Don't forget to take advantage of $5 February at Botanica!
During the month of February regular garden admission for adults, seniors, military and youth is only $5. 💗
Join us this season for a “buggy” storytime in the gardens! Each Thursday during our Big Bugs at Botanica exhibit(Coming Soon), enjoy a storytime paired with one of our new animatronic critter friends.
Beginning May 6 at 10:30, we will share rhythmic stories, fingerplays, and sing along with Bo the Botanica Book Worm. Included with membership or admission, held outdoors weather permitting.
https://botanica.org/bugs-books-and-blooms/
THU, MAY 6 AT 10:30 AM CDT AND 16 MORE
Storytime: Bugs, Books & Blooms
Happy Presidents Day! Friendly reminder that our gardens are closed today.
Happy Valentine's Day❤️ Give your sweetheart a gift that lasts year round - a membership to Botanica!
When you purchase a membership during the month of February you will receive a 14-month membership (normally 12 months).
Valentine's Day is this Sunday❤️ Give your sweetheart a gift that lasts year-round - a membership to Botanica!
When you purchase a membership during the month of February you will receive a 14-month membership (normally 12 months).
It's a beautiful day to be outside!☀️ Soak up some Vitamin D and visit our gardens.
During the month of February regular garden admission for adults, seniors, military and youth is only $5.
#botanicawichita #botanicaismyhappyplace #wichitagardens #springiscoming #getoutside
The bees were just added to the giant bee hive on top of our Alexander Bee House! Come check them out and enjoy this beautiful weather! $5 admission during the month of February.
#botanicawichita #botanicaismyhappyplace #bees #beehive #alexanderbeehouse #botanicabees
This gorgeous weather has us getting more and more excited for Spring! Not too long from now, our Tulips will be in full bloom. Make sure you come see all of the different varieties once they're here!
COMING THIS SPRING🐛🦋🐜
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, BIG BUGS invade Botanica!
No need to panic--the Big Bugs exhibit opens in our gardens on May 1st, 2021. Big Bugs features 12 animatronic insects installed throughout Botanica’s 18-acres. Enjoy the exhibit during general admission visits and special events.
Penny the Centipede stretches out to approximately 10 feet long. Perry the Mantis stands 7 feet tall. Drake Dragonfly’s wings span 10 feet wide. Replica movements and life-size detail bring these creatures to life in delight of visitors young and old.
On display through July 31st, stroll through Botanica and view the Big Bugs! Learn fun facts and background information about each species. Check back soon for more information on this exciting new exhibit!
https://botanica.org/big-bugs-at-botanica/
Thank you to our sponsors Koch Industries & Textron Aviation
The weather is supposed to warm up some over the weekend and into next week. Don't forget to take advantage of $5 February at Botanica!
During the month of February regular garden admission for adults, seniors, military and youth is only $5. 💗
Join us this season for a “buggy” storytime in the gardens! Each Thursday during our Big Bugs at Botanica exhibit(Coming Soon), enjoy a storytime paired with one of our new animatronic critter friends.
Beginning May 6 at 10:30, we will share rhythmic stories, fingerplays, and sing along with Bo the Botanica Book Worm. Included with membership or admission, held outdoors weather permitting.
https://botanica.org/bugs-books-and-blooms/
The Khicha Family Carousel is now open Monday-Saturday 10am-2pm! The carousel costs $3 per ride, and tokens can be purchased at the admissions desk or token machine in the carousel building.
We’re going to have some gorgeous weather this Saturday!☀️ Get out of the house and come visit our gardens for some fresh air! The Khicha Family Carousel will be open from 10am-2pm. Rides are just $3 and tokens can be purchased at the admissions desk or token machine in the carousel building.
Friendly reminder - During February, admission is only $5!
#botanicawichita #khichafamilycarousel #botanicaismyhappyplace #botanicalgardens
There's so much to explore at Botanica, and a membership provides you with the opportunity to visit year-round!
On top of free entry to our gardens, there are also many other perks:
•10% discount in our gift shop
•Reduced admission to events
•Reduced rates on education
•Free or discounted admission to over 300 botanical gardens, arboreta & conservatories
👉Botanica will be offering 14-month memberships to all new members who purchase memberships online during the month of February. Give this experience gift to your spouse, parents, kids or someone special.
Become part of our family and become a member today!❤
https://botanica.org/membership/
It's a beautiful day to be outside!☀️ Soak up some Vitamin D and visit our gardens.
During the month of February regular garden admission for adults, seniors, military and youth is only $5.
#botanicawichita #botanicaismyhappyplace #wichitagardens #springiscoming #getoutside
The bees were just added to the giant bee hive on top of our Alexander Bee House! Come check them out and enjoy this beautiful weather! $5 admission during the month of February.
#botanicawichita #botanicaismyhappyplace #bees #beehive #alexanderbeehouse #botanicabees
This gorgeous weather has us getting more and more excited for Spring! Not too long from now, our Tulips will be in full bloom. Make sure you come see all of the different varieties once they're here!
Are the kids bored at home during Spring Break? Bring them to Botanica for some Spring Break fun on March 22-27! Get outside and stretch your legs while exploring the gardens with our fun activities.
Activities include:
•Gnome Scavenger Hunt throughout the gardens
•Khicha Carousel open ($3 a ride)
•Scholastic Book Fair
•Chalk Games with 3D glasses (while supplies last)
•Popcorn for sale 11-2pm
•Help name Botanica’s new friendly curly hair tarantula
Regular admission or free with membership.
Learn more: https://botanica.org/spring-break/
MON, MAR 22 AT 9:00 AM CDT AND 5 MORE
Spring Break
Some of our tulips have started to sprout! Spring, we’re ready for you😊🌷 #botanicaismyhappyplace
Look for the brand-new Wellness in the Gardens initiative being offered throughout Botanica! Included with membership or admission.
Sunshine and nature does wonders for everyone. Longer days and more time spent outdoors provide a natural mood boost – which becomes much easier as the weather warms up. Being out in nature is the perfect antidote to lingering blues and daily stressors.
We invite you to embrace the season by adding some fresh activities to be more mindful, take stock and refresh yourself in the gardens of Botanica. (Look for the Wellness logo on signs throughout the gardens.)
Helpful items you may want to bring along to better enjoy the Wellness activities:
👟Good walking shoes
💧Drinking water
🧘♀️Yoga mat or towel
📒Blank notebook and pencil for journaling
Learn more online at https://botanica.org/wellness-in-the-gardens/.
The weather today is BEAUTIFUL☀️❤️ Get some fresh air and visit Botanica! #botanicawichita #botanicaismyhappyplace
We’re seeing more and more signs of Spring!🌷Come check out all of the latest blooms at Botanica!
🌷BLOOM ALERT🌷
March has arrived and daffodil buds are very close to opening! Overwintering pansies are putting on brave new faces. Snowdrops can be found nestled throughout the gardens. These yellow crocuses can be found in the Chinese Garden of Friendship. Reticulated irises at the rainbow entrance to the Downing Children's Garden are a welcome invitation to pause and get close to their intricacies. Come enjoy the spring weather and smell the garden soil warming up!
WED, MAR 17 AT 10:00 AM CDT AND 2 MORE
Wellness Wednesdays
🌼BLOOM ALERT🌼
Early-blooming daffodils and hellebores are lighting up the gardens this week, with many varieties still to come. This cyclamen-flowered daffodil can be found at the entrance to the Jessie Wooldridge Brosius Rose Garden, keeping company with the contorted filbert shrub also in bloom. A rare yellow-flowering variety of hellebore 'Golden Lotus' is tucked away in the Chinese Garden of Friendship near the Lotus Patio. Find a profusion of low growing glory-of-the-snow bulbs in the Frank Smith Woodland Glade.
Spring is here! 🌈🌷 #happystpatricksday
It’s another gorgeous day at Botanica! Bring the kiddos out and enjoy some fresh air and fun activities.☀️ You can stroll the gardens to see what’s in bloom, ride the Khicha Family Carousel, slide down Troll Hill, and visit the Downing Children’s Garden to see our brand new bee hive that was installed on the Alexander Bee House!
#botanicawichita #visitbotanica #botanicaismyhappyplace
🌼BLOOM ALERT🌼
'Ice Follies' daffodils continue to stun on the Martha Parriott Terrace Garden. Variegated butterbur displays its early spring flowerheads outside the Woodland Wildflower Garden. The two cornelian cherry dogwoods in the Water Well Education Garden are clouds of yellow blossoms. Pansies, hyacinths and hellebores rule the garden throughout.
Spring has arrived at Botanica and a few tulips have already begun to bloom! Photos by Janie Lang
Spring Break is in full swing! Bring the kiddos to Botanica for some Spring Break fun on March 22-27! Get outside and stretch your legs while exploring the gardens with our fun activities.
Activities include:
•Gnome Scavenger Hunt throughout the gardens
•Khicha Carousel open ($3 a ride)
•Scholastic Book Fair
•Chalk Games with 3D glasses (while supplies last)
•Popcorn for sale 11-2pm
•Help name Botanica’s new friendly curly hair tarantula
Regular admission or free with membership.
Learn more: https://botanica.org/spring-break/
Happy first day of SPRING!🌷🌞 Plan your next visit to Botanica. Our gardens are starting to look more and more colorful every day!