850 Poplar Street, Pittsburgh, 15220

The mission of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden (PBG) is to build the region’s first comprehensive outdoor botanic garden and to inspire people to grow by:  

(1) developing and nurturing partnerships between plants and people of all ages, (2) fostering an appreciation and enjoyment of nature and the environment, (3) promoting wellness of body, mind and spirit through association with plants, (4) modeling sustainable behavior and practices.

 The Garden is already setting an example of stewardship by healing a 453 acre brownfield site, reclaiming the site from past damage rendered by coal mining and oil and gas drilling. The PBG holds a renewable 99 year lease, at $1/year, from Allegheny County on this parcel of land adjacent to Settler’s Cabin Park, just west of downtown Pittsburgh. 

 The Garden demonstrates the interdependence of plants, animals and man and our reliance on the environment, while fostering an understanding of basic botany and ecology.  It is already conducting research to solve horticultural and environmental problems.  It will celebrate and cultivate an appreciation for the plants and landscapes of the Western Allegheny Plateau while raising horticultural standards of our area.  The PBG will develop education programs for all ages and abilities in horticulture, conservation and restoration.  The Garden will provide both a place of beauty and serenity for people to reconnect with the green world through exhibits and gardens that have particular appeal to families while also having an atmosphere of excitement, fun and discovery for people of all ages.

 The Botanic Gardens Conservation International defines Botanic Gardens as a place that “holds documented collections of living plants for the purposes of scientific research, conservation, public display and education.  Exploring the world of plants and their relationships, they aim to protect and sustain biodiversity for human wellbeing and the planet.”

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