The New Orleans Botanical Garden has been bringing pristine, cultivated gardens to the city since the 1930s. Today the garden offers the same quiet oasis to the city as it did on opening day more than 90 years ago.
The ten-acre park provides both beautiful gardens and stunning artworks. The Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden is nestled within the larger park, offering unparalleled viewing of the Mexican-American artist, a resident of New Orleans during his lifetime.
The garden contains more than 2,000 varieties of plants from around the world. Among others, visitors can identify aquatics, roses, native plants, ornamental trees, shrubs, and perennials.
You may have spotted other sculptures by Alférez around New Orleans. Here in the garden you can enjoy these artworks in peaceful solitude.
For a luncheon on the lawn, visitors can participate in the Kitchen in the Garden program. You simply order a boxed meal made by the on-site chef and enjoy it in your favorite area of the garden with your loved ones. Kitchen in the Garden also hosts culinary education courses using ingredients straight from the garden itself.
The Botanical Garden has a packed events calendar, be sure to check it out before your visit. You may find yourself at a twilight concert or a greenhouse plant sale.
Admission is $10 per adult, $5 per child over the age of 3 and free for children under 3. Louisiana residents can visit free on Wednesdays.
Whether you come for the blooms, the art, or the freshly made food, a visit to the New Orleans Botanical Garden never disappoints.
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