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The gardens began in the mid-1980s when three Redding museums began talks to construct a museum complex on 60 acres (24 hectares), and gradually took shape through the mid-1990s. The McConnell Arboretum & Gardens opened in 2005, and currently consist of 20 acres (8 hectares) of gardens and 200
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Children's Garden - a water feature that includes a drinking fountain, ornamental fountain, and play structure designed by artist Colleen Barry.
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Garden - a large collection of trees, shrubs, perennials, and groundcovers from southern and western Australia.
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Medicinal Garden - Ten small planting beds representative of species used in
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Principal gardens include the Mediterranean Climate Gardens (
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to the east, and the environment along the banks of the
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Garden - both nectar and host plants for butterflies.
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