excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message idaho botanical garden a footpath through the garden type non profit organization 501 c 3 founded 1984 headquarters boise idaho in ada county united states key people julia rundberg executive director ; rod burke head of horticulture ; rick richter president of the board of directors services tours education events number of employees 15 website ibg official site the idaho botanical garden ibg is a nonprofit botanical garden located on 50 acres 200 000 m2 at 2355 north old penitentiary road boise idaho usa . until 1973 the site served as the old idaho state penitentiary s farm and nursery . after the penitentiary was closed the land lay dormant for more than a decade and in 1984 the gardens were first created . the facility is operated by a private non profit 501 c 3 corporation . to help fund the garden an admission fee is charged for entry . contents 1 gardens 2 special events 3 see also 4 external links gardens edit alpine garden rock garden with a diverse collection of alpine plants . cactus garden cactus and succulents suited to southwest idaho . english garden plants typical to english gardens selected to perform in the local climate . designed by landscape architect john brookes . herb garden herbs used for medicines cosmetics decoration and cooking . idaho native plant garden completed 1994 representative plants from idaho s desert and woodland environments including sagebrush syringa native dogwood and idaho fescue . iris garden dykes medal iris varieties . meditation garden mature trees planted in the 1930s and 1940s by minimum security prisoners at the old penitentiary . peony garden planted 1992 21 varieties of hybrid peonies . rose garden heirloom and other old style roses . water garden water lilies iris koi frogs aquatic insects and occasional water fowl . special events edit the ibg hosts may events throughout the year including special events for families and children . garden parties concerts and special tours are announced on the garden s website . see also edit list of botanical gardens in the united states external links edit idaho botanical garden official site old idaho penitentiary historic site v t e non profit organizations based in idaho idaho botanical garden idaho state historical society idaho youth ranch international festivals and events association lava lake institute for science and conservation world center for birds of prey coordinates 43 36 04 n 116 09 40 w 43.6012 n 116.1612 w 43.6012 ; 116.1612 this idaho related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title idaho botanical garden & oldid 722372003 categories botanical gardens in idahonon profit organizations based in idahovisitor attractions in boise idahoprotected areas of ada county idaho1984 establishments in idahoidaho stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2014all articles lacking reliable referencescoordinates not on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa ol edit links this page was last modified on 27 may 2016 at 17 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view