Biedenharn Museum and Gardens

The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens is a botanical garden located beside the Ouachita River at 2006 Riverside Drive, Monroe, Louisiana. It is open Monday-Saturday, and half days Sunday.

The museum was built in 1913 as a private home by Joseph Augustus Biedenharn (December 13, 1866-October 9, 1952), who is credited with first bottling the popular soda fountain drink Coca-Cola in the summer of 1894.

The gardens include "Abelia", "Althaea", "Amaryllis", azaleas, bachelor's button, begonias, berrying hollies, "Caladium", "Calendula", camellias, candytuft, chrysanthemums, crape-myrtles, daffodils, daylilies, dogwood, flowering maple, flowering quince, geraniums, Grancy graybeard, "Hibiscus", "Hosta", hydrangea, "Impatiens", irises, Japanese magnolia, jessamine, lantana, "Liriope", "Lycoris", marigolds, mock-orange, nandina, pansies, "Pentas", periwinkles, petunias, "Phlox", "Poinsettia", "Pyracantha", redbud, "Salvia", snapdragons, sasanqua, "Scilla", shrimp plant, magnolias, "Spathiphyllum", "Spiraea", star bush, sweet alyssum, sweet olive, tulips, and winter honeysuckle.

See also

* List of botanical gardens in the United StatesThe director of the museum for the past decade is Ralph Calhoun. They are currently in the process of adding a new building for the use of a gift shop, educational program, and offices.

External links

* [http://www.bmuseum.org/ Official site]

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