Rotary Peace Arbor

The centerpiece of the Botanical Garden is the Rotary Peace Arbor on the Great Lawn. It is made from bald cypress logs and a backdrop for concerts, weddings, and other garden events. Both the Rotary Peace Arbor and the Totemeier Event Hall are timber framed structures. These differ from what we think of as traditional buildings, as they do not use any nails to complete the construction of the frame. Can you see how the structure is held together?

Around the Great Lawn you can see three large evergreens, Green Giant Arborvitae.  These large, vigorous, fast growing evergreens can grow as much as 3 ft per year. They can grow up to 60 feet tall and have a spread of up to 20 feet. It's dense green foliage darkens or bronzes slightly in the winter and it has a lovely cedar-like scent.