A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Waterfront Botanical Gardens is a new botanical garden under construction atop the former Ohio Street Dump near the intersection of Frankfort Avenue and River Road in Louisville's Butchertown neighborhood. Phase I (of three) of the Master Plan is being built now on the 23-acre site.

The Graeser Family Education Center and Mary Lee Duthie Garden opened in October 2019. The Helen Harrigan Garden and Beargrass Creek Pathway were added in 2020. In mid-2021, the 6,000-square-foot Ellen T. Leslie Botanical Classrooms are slated to open. While demonstrating the role of plants in the health of both the social community and the physical environment, WBG offers ongoing educational opportunities for both youth and adults as well as seasonal events.

Our mission: To cultivate urban botanical gardens that educate, inspire, and enhance appreciation of the relationship between plant life and a healthy environment.



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Waterfront Botanical Gardens

Philip Koester

Jeff Fortwengler

Nancy Davis

Kristen Webb

Andrew Hagerty

Donna Krabill

The Management and Directors team at Waterfront Botanical Gardens oversees strategic planning, administrative functions, and operational management to ensure successful implementation of the organization’s mission. They govern marketing and communications, development and fundraising, horticulture management, youth education programs, financial accounting, and media relations to cultivate educational and inspiring urban botanical gardens.

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