New Orleans Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in City Park, New Orleans, United States.

The New Orleans Botanical Garden is a garden within City Park featuring themed sections dedicated to roses, butterflies, tropical plants, and native Louisiana species. Winding pathways connect these areas and guide visitors through the different displays.

The garden opened in 1936 as the Rose Garden, part of a $12 million Works Progress Administration project that employed nearly 20,000 workers in City Park. Architect Richard Koch, landscape architect William Wierdorn and sculptor Enrique Alférez designed it in the Art Deco style. After decades of decline from the 1940s, Paul Soniat became director in 1982, the garden was fenced and renamed, and the 1995 Pavilion of the Two Sisters followed.

Enrique Alférez, who returned to the garden after nearly 50 years, created The Flute Player, a 12-foot bronze of a woman playing a flute, set in a WPA fountain beneath a live oak in the Zemurry Azalea and Camellia Garden. His Sundial and Grass Gates also stand in the garden, and the footprint walk nearby bears the names and footprints of donors.

The garden is open year-round and features the Garden Study Center, the Pavilion of the Two Sisters, and a conservatory with plant exhibitions. These buildings provide shelter and additional information during your visit.

One special feature is the Historic New Orleans Train Garden, where miniature models of local buildings are crafted from plant materials. The display extends for hundreds of meters with working train tracks running through it.