![]() The LINDA HALL LIBRARY, adjacent to the UMKC Campus at 5109 Cherry Street in Kansas City, Missouri, is a 51-year-old urban arboretum with 14 acres of green space and one of the largest collections of tree peonies in the midwest. During the peak season, Powell Gardens charges adults $5, seniors $4 and children $2, with a family maximum of $15. Powell Gardens, located 30 miles southeast of Kansas City on Hwy. It houses year-round floral exhibits, art displays, lectures, special events, a cafe and gift shop. structure overlooking a lake and made of limestone and wood. ![]() Jones also designed the $6.5 million Visitors Education Center, an 18,000 sq. Powell Gardens offers unique, contemporary architecture by Fay Jones of Fayetteville, Arkansas, including the Marjorie Powell Allen Chapel, a non-denominational chapel open to visitors and available for weddings. Nearby is the Meadow Pavilion, with wildflowers and natural grasses. A path leads to the Rock and Waterfall Garden, 2.5 acres of natural landscaping with ornamental trees, shrubs and colorful blooms, including hundreds of azaleas. Daylillies are abundant, with more than 250 varieties. One area of the garden is designed to attract butterflies. The 3.5 acre perennial garden is the largest in the Midwest, with more than 5,000 plants. This not-for-profit 10-year-old botanical garden is a scenic wonder set among 835 acres of lush rolling hills with display gardens, native grasses, nature trails and wild-flowers. Just 35 minutes down the road from Unity Village lies POWELL GARDENS. The Visitors Center provides information, a bookstore, postal services and free guided tours several times daily. Unity Village is located 20 miles southeast of Kansas City on 350 Highway and Colbern Road. In fact, the Village does not charge for the many prayer requests received from those who call and write Silent Unity, a worldwide prayer ministry of Unity School. The Unity Village compound is a retreat for those seeking spiritual inspiration and its non-denominational chapel welcomes all visitors. May and June are great times to enjoy the Garden when the roses begin to bloom. ![]() Many of the rose bushes were donated in memory of loved ones. A chapel bell tower chimes hourly and plays recitals several times daily.Ī popular site for outdoor weddings, the Unity Rose Garden contains more than 800 award-winning rose bushes of over 40 varieties. Started in 1951, UNITY VILLAGE offers the visitor 1,400 acres containing fountains, a rose garden, two meditation gardens, and woodlands with walking paths and ponds that surround a natural preserve and nature prairie. What better way to seek tranquility than to be amid flowers and trees that keep secrets and inspire deep thoughts? Come along and traverse the area for those special places where butterflies dance and bountiful woodlands bring peace to the mind! We're excited by spring, eager for summer and all set to explore. During May and June-when Mother Nature reveals her magic and dull soil explodes into brilliant splendor-we make haste to welcome the season. Imagine lush meadows, still ponds and the most wonderful, colorful, fragrant roses you'll ever see or smell. ![]()
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