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Will Rogers Gardens is a park in Oklahoma City located at the corner of 36th Street and Portland Avenue. It is one of the city’s historic parks and is open year-round. Will Rogers Gardens features the Charles E. Sparks Rose Garden, a arboretum and a conservatory with a cacti and succulent collection. It also features display beds of daylilies, iris, azaleas, herbs and peonies. Gardening and nature related classes for all ages and other events are often held in the Garden Exhibition Building, the main building at Will Rogers Gardens. The Gardens, Conservatory and rooms in the Exhibition center are also available to rent for weddings and other events. Will Rogers Gardens is part of Will Rogers Park, which features a family aquatics center, the 24-court Oklahoma City Tennis Center, a disk golf course, and one of Oklahoma City’s two senior adult recreation centers. == History == Will Rogers Gardens is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally one of the four “crown jewels” at the old outer edges of Oklahoma City, the site remains a community garden with historic dedication to horticultural displays and areas of formal design. *1912- City leaders purchased of land once used as a dairy farm. *1932- Parks Department Horticulturist Henry Walters began developing the site. Throughout the 30’s, Walters worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Work Projects Administration (WPA).〔 *1936- The Ed Lycan Conservatory, originally built in 1924 at Douglas Park, was moved to Will Rogers Gardens. *1938- Will Rogers Gardens became home to the Oklahoma City Council of Garden Clubs. The Oklahoma Rose Society planted the rose garden with 3,000 rose bushes. *1940-The rose garden was named the Oklahoma City Municipal Rose Garden and was modernized in 1950. *1963- The Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center was built. *1986- The Rose Garden was renamed the Charles E. Sparks Rose Garden in honor of a Parks Department supervisor who worked in the rose garden. *1987- Will Rogers Gardens received a large collection of cacti and succulent as a gift from Charles and Mary Polaski. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will Rogers Gardens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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