Toledo Botanical Garden (formerly the Crosby Gardens and George P. Crosby Park) is a
botanical garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is ...
in
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the List of cities in Ohio, fourth-most populous city in Ohio and List of United Sta ...
, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo.
Originally comprising donated by George P. Crosby to the City of Toledo, the garden now encompasses . Notable events include the Crosby Festival of the Arts, held in late June; and Heralding the Holidays, a seasonal celebration showcasing the numerous resident artistic guilds.
History
Metroparks Toledo began assisting operations in 2006 after the city ceased its funding of the garden. Transfer of the park to Metroparks Toledo was formally transferred in 2019.
Notable gardens
* Susan H. LeCron Shade Garden (Including a noteworthy
Hosta
''Hosta'' (, synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Funkia'') is a genus of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name gibÅshi. Hostas are widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plants. The genus is placed ...
Perennial
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garden
* Green garden
Blair Lithophane Museum
In 2002 a collection of 2,300
Lithophane
A lithophane is a thin plaque of translucent material, normally porcelain, which has been moulded to varying thickness, such that when lit from behind the different thicknesses show as different shades, forming an image. Only when lit from b ...
s that had been donated to the city of Toledo were used to establish a museum at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. The museum closed at the end of October 2019. The city agreed to relocate the museum by September 2020. As of January 2020, the museum had not confirmed future plans, beyond attempting to keep the collection in the city of Toledo.
Gallery
File:Toledo Botanical Garden Pond.jpg , Pond at the Botanical Garden
File:Tree lined promenade in the Toledo Botanical Garden.jpg , Tree lined promenade
File:Peter Navarre Cabin garden.jpg , Peter Navarre Cabin & Garden
File:Secret Forest Treehouse.jpg , The Secret Forest Playground
File:Blair Museum of Lithoplanes at the Toledo Botanical Gardens.jpg , The Blair Museum of Lithoplanes at the Toledo Botanical Garden
File:OSU at TBG.jpg , Ohio State University Branch office at the Toledo Botanical Garden
File:Photo Arts Club of Toledo.jpg , Photo Arts Club of Toledo office at the Garden
File:Toledo Stained Glass Guild.jpg , Toledo Stained Glass Guild
File:Toledo Artist' Club & Gallery.jpg , Toledo Artist's Club
Botanical gardens in Ohio
{{Commons cat, Botanical gardens in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the south ...