GOALS
To be recognized as a Botanic Garden and achieve Best Practices status by the American Public Garden Association.
There are about 600 botanical gardens in the U.S.
To achieve accredited Arboretum status from the Arboretum Accreditation Program of American Public Gardens Association
To achieve recognition as a Nationally Accredited Plant Collection and meet Standards of Excellence in Plant Collection Management.
There are 140 Nationally Accredited Plant Collections at 80 gardens in the U.S.
To design to Green Building standards (Leadership, Energy and Environmental Design)
To design to Sustainable Landscape Design
To welcome the first visitor by 2026
To be a Destination Garden
To receive 1 million visitors in the first 3 years of full operation.
