Botanical Society of Lower Merion

Botanical Society of Lower Merion The Botanical Society of Lower Merion purchased half of the land for Merion Botanical Park, and has been planting and maintaining its specimens since 1944.

The Botanical Society of Lower Merion was funded in 1944 when a group of local residents decided to raise funds to purchase a rat infested abandoned lot and turn it into a public botanical garden. The purchased parcel was then given to Lower Merion Township. The Township purchased the adjacent parcel and the two parcels together became the Merion Botanical Park. The Botanical Society developed and

has been maintaining the plantings from annual dues and private donations. The Society’s mission is to collect plants native to Pennsylvania and educate people about them. Interestingly, Laura L. Barnes, who by 1944 has spent two decades developing the Barnes Arboretum’s collection of exotic species was one of the founding members.

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Botanical Society Of Lower Merion, P. O. Box 218
Merion Station, PA
19066

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