| The Norfolk Botanical Garden has grown from humble beginnings as a WPA project to an 155-acre garden filled with thousands of plants. More than thirty themed gardens are spread across site. Some gardens focus on a single plant (camellias, hydrangeas, roses), others look at a plant from a specific region (Japan, Virginia), while others provide homeowners with great ideas and or new plants to use in their own garden. In the World of Wonders Children's Garden, children of all ages can visit Passport Gardens to explore six different habitats and the people and plants that live there, dig, climb, and play in the Dirt Factory, and splash around the world through bubblers, fountains, and misters in the World Plaza. Educational programs and special events are listed on the garden's website. |