Monterey Bay Botanical Garden

Monterey Bay Botanical Garden is a new botanical garden located in the Monterey Bay area of northern California. It is currently (2012) in the developmental phase. Its founder, Walter L. Wagner, is also the founder of the World Botanical Gardens on the Big Island of Hawaii. He is also the discoverer of the Umauma Falls Overlook, formerly part of the World Botanical Gardens. The Monterey Bay Botanical Garden is being designed as the premier botanical garden of northern California, and its main feature is the phylogenetic layout of the main garden. Its temporary office is currently in the city of Monterey.
In addition to its phylogenetically arranged main garden, it is slated to have a large Crystal Palace for exhibit of tropical plants, a Children's garden, Memorial garden, California garden, and Horticultural garden. The botanical garden is being sited in a major agricultural region, and the Horticultural garden will exhibit the regional crops, such as Vineyards, Berries, Orchards, and row-crops including lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, etc.
The anticipated visitor draw will be comparable to the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium, approximately 1,800,000 visitors annually of the approximately 13 million annual visitors to the Monterey Bay area.

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