WHERE ARE THE BOTANICAL GARDENS?
Nurturing Nature for a Brighter Future, at Teton Botanical Garden
Where are the botanical gardens? Everywhere! Our satellite installations highlight various biomes found throughout Teton Valley. School installations, Museum grounds, and community centers are the places we call home. Increasing accessibility to nature for all is what we’re all about! Our raised beds & walkable spaces are for the community to enjoy.
CHECK OUT THE MANY PLACES WE CALL HOME…
National Museum of Wildlife Art
A NMWA, TBG collaboration was unveiled in the summer of 2022: The Greater Yellowstone Botanical Tour- complete with multiple biomes and an audio walking tour. The free tour can be accessed via the museum’s website or at the front desk. The sculptures throughout the gardens allow for both natural and manmade art to be enjoyed. To the west end of the Museum’s grounds, ecologist & TBG board member- Trevor Bloom is currently facilitating the ‘Fire on the Mountain’ research project. Bloom aims to determine best practices for wildfire restoration and native plant resilience in Teton Valley.
Mountain House Counseling Center
Mountain House’s counseling center has both side & rear gardens that make up TBG’s second satellite location. Primarily cared for by our very own cofounder, Steve Deutsch, Steve’s long volunteer involvement at Mountain House has resulted in a (literally) blossoming garden for counseling staff & clients to enjoy. This space is open to the public for all to enjoy.
Munger Mountain Elementary School
Munger Mountain’s 4 garden beds are the newest addition to TBG’s collection of school gardens. These beds recently received hoop-house sun cover thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation. Across from the raised beds, native pollinators are entering their second summer season. As these plants establish themselves, TBG looks forward to adding signage to help visitors identify and learn about each plant species.
Sage Living Center
Sage Living Center is home to 8 TBG garden beds. One of these beds is raised to accommodate wheelchairs and cater to senior residents; additionally, this bed is a native pollinator bed that features 20+ native species labeled for community education. The remaining beds are primarily vegetables which are planted & maintained by the Teton BoatnicalGardens, Sage Living staff, and TBG volunteers. Residents at Sage Living & their families are able to ‘adopt’ a plot for the summer.
Summit Innovations School
Summit Innovations School boasts a large greenhouse as well as exterior garden beds & trees. Brian Hager, teacher and TBG Board member manages this site with the help of his students. Brian’s extensive knowledge of agriculture has helped the Summit location & TBG’s Master Gardener program grow. Summit’s harvest can be found on the Slow Foods marketplace in fall- all proceeds directly benefit Summit students.
Jackson Hole Middle School
The middle school gardens are alongside the school building facing the district’s soccer fields. Each school garden has a district teacher sponsor that works with TBG to care for the plots & create educational materials to incorporate botany into the curriculum.
May Park
The Wellness Garden, will be .72 acre within the larger 10-plus acre May Park. Located in the southeast corner of the Park, the Wellness Garden will border the community vegetable and flower garden already in place and thriving. The Wellness Garden will provide spaces for quiet solitude and for community recreation. The concept has preliminary approval by the Teton County/Jackson Parks & Recreation Department. The total project cost is projected to be $500,000, which includes maintenance funding. Anticipated next steps include street enhancements such as sidewalks, curbs and accessible parking lots.
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