Has anybody ever thought about a large garden with paths for strolling, divided into sections for growing different flowers such as a rose garden, wildflower garden, zinnias, lillies etc. and especially a botanical garden?   Water features? A lilly pond? It is one of the attractions I look for when I'm a tourist.  Just wondering.

I think that this is a great idea. As a sibley center volunteer, I completely agree with you about consulting the Sibley for choosing the correct plants which are native/adaptable to this area.

We had a a few small scale trials of this which didn't work out too well. The "rose garden" at the downtown Fire Station and the Midland College greenhouse. One that is quite nice to take a stroll through is the CAF memorial gardens at the airport.