Waterfront Botanical Gardens

The Waterfront Botanical Gardens is an urban botanical garden in Louisville, Kentucky. The botanical garden occupies 23 acres (9.3 ha) in the Butchertown neighborhood east of Downtown Louisville along Beargrass Creek. It was planned to be built in phases with Phase 2A currently in development. The first phase opened on October 4, 2019, including the Graeser Family Education Center and the Mary Lee Duthie Gardens. Phase 1 was completed in 2021. A plant survey coducted by Botanica in 2014 documented the native and invasive plants on the site. Botanist Patricia Haragan led the study which found 133 species, including 57 native plants. In October 2024, local and state funding was announced for expanison of Phase 2A which will include a Japanese Garden, Bonsai garden, tree allée and the Beargrass Creek Overlook, among other projects. In March 2026, Phase 2A of construction was slated to begin in the spring 2026. With the grant of $500,000 from the James Graham Brown Foundation, the WBG has raised $9.3 million towards its goal of $10.5 million, leaving $1.2 million remaining to raise for its next big expansion. In May 2026, the expansion broke ground on Phase 2A of its four-phase Master Plan. The project features a bonsai garden, a bonsai house, and has hired its first-ever Bonsai Curator. Additionally, there will be a Tree Allée, a Beargrass Creek Overlook, and the completion on

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