Western Kentucky Botanical Garden

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden is a botanical garden with 9 acres (3.6 ha). Open to the public year round, from sunrise to sunset, it is committed to discover, observe and enjoy the wonders of the environment and to provide priceless education in order to foster an awareness of our interaction with nature. The garden began in 1993 in a cornfield as the idea of Mike Klahr, horticulturist for Daviess County. Today six gardens have been established: a butterfly garden, rose garden, daylily garden, iris garden, herb garden, and a fruit and berry garden. Plants include apple, apricot, cherry, peach, pear trees, as well as barberry, boxwood, blackberry, hemlocks, germander, lavender, peonies, raspberry, santolina, and yews.