Marsh Botanical Garden

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Marsh Botanical Garden
The Desert House hosts a variety of succulents and cacti native to arid regions.

The Marsh Botanical Garden (8 acres) is a botanical garden, arboretum, and greenhouses located on the Yale University campus at 277 Mansfield Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

The Garden began in 1899 when paleontologist Othniel Marsh (Yale B.A. 1860) bequeathed his home, grounds, greenhouses and plant collections to the University. The botanical garden was designed by landscape architect Beatrix Farrand during the 1920s and 1930s as part of her design for the Yale campus. Today the Garden supports research and instruction, and is a public greenspace. Only remnants of Farrand's design remain, although restoration work has begun. The greenhouses contain 2,000 orchids, an extensive collection of plants from tropical regions and arid climates, and an insectivorous collection.

It has four collections including, the Tropical Collection, The Desert House, Carnivorous Plants and the Outdoors.

The property as a whole, including the Othniel C. Marsh House building which is architecturally significant, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

The Desert House was designed by Beatrix Farrand who also designed parts of the Princeton Campus.
This member of the Cactaceae family is native to Argentina.
A classic NASA study demonstrates that owning around 15 hefty plants can reduce most house toxins.


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Coordinates: 41°19′19″N 72°55′30″W / 41.3219°N 72.9249°W / 41.3219; -72.9249


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