{"id":233217,"date":"2026-04-28T13:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=233217"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:50:58","slug":"uh-hilo-celebrates-national-public-garden-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/28\/uh-hilo-celebrates-national-public-garden-day\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo celebrates National Public Garden Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hilo-botanical-garden-tours.jpg\" alt=\"people on botanical garden tour\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-233202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hilo-botanical-garden-tours.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hilo-botanical-garden-tours-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hilo-botanical-garden-tours-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Explore tropical plants and garden collections as the University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo invites the public to celebrate National Public Garden Day on Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m. to noon at the botanical garden on campus. The event is part of National Public Gardens Week, May 8&#8212;17.<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo Botanical Garden will offer three free guided tours highlighting various aspects of tropical gardening. Guests will learn from experts and discover what makes this garden a vital part of the local community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 a.m.&#8212;Ancient Survivors: The Secret World of Cycads: A journey through a world-class collection of prehistoric plants, focusing on the biology and conservation of the ancient Zamia genus.<\/li>\n<li>10 a.m.&#8212;Living Galleries: The Art and Engineering of Bromeliads: An exploration of epiphytes and their unique water-trapping adaptations in rainforest environments.<\/li>\n<li>11 a.m.&#8212;Princes of the Tropics: A Journey through the Palms: A showcase of palm diversity, from the soaring heights of Pigafetta filaris to the Licuala genus and the evolutionary story of the native Hawaiian Loulu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Established in 1990, the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Botanical Garden was recognized as an accredited garden by Botanic Gardens Conservation International in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\">Related story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/07\/uh-hilo-botanical-garden-recognition\/\">Botanical Garden at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo earns global recognition<\/a>, January 2025<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/gardens\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Botanical Garden<\/a> is dedicated to plant conservation, research and education,&rdquo; said founder Don Hemmes. &ldquo;Featuring an impressive collection of cycads, bromeliads and palms, the garden serves as a valuable resource for the community and contributes to global plant conservation initiatives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The botanical garden is open daily and free to the public. For more information, contact Robert Talbert at talbertr@hawaii.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Botanical Garden celebrates National Public Garden Day on May 9 with free tours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":233202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1665,14],"class_list":["post-233217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-botanical-garden","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hilo-botanical-garden-tours.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233217"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233229,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233217\/revisions\/233229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}