Research Gardens

Introduction
The Research Garden at BRIT was designed to showcase the families of plants that have been researched. The selection of plants, the drought, and hottest summer on record caused a loss of the plants and credibility.
BRIT has set 2012 as a year for addressing Urban Grassland Adaptive Landscape Process as one of three high priorities. The Research Garden is part from this project but isolated from the prairie and grassland project. This project will serve as a creating a transition from the horticulture focus of the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens and the sustainable and research foci.
Overview of Project
To create a transition from the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, focus of horticulture, and BRIT focus of sustainable landscapes, the Research Garden BRIT will identify the plants of interest to BRIT and locally addressing sustainable landscape choices.
Commercial landscapes companies, BRIT botanists, and BRIT board members will address the project. Companies, staff and volunteers will provide materials, labor, and maintenance program for the garden installation. The botanist will provide direction for plants selection; facilities manager will be responsible for following maintenance plan suggested by companies, and board members will sponsor the maintenance.