# Allerton Garden > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Allerton_Garden > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Allerton_Garden.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allerton_Garden > Source revision: 1355151136 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Botanical garden located in Kauai, Hawaii, United States}} {{use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox park | name = Allerton Garden | other_name = | image =Allerton Garden, Kauai, Hawaii - view into valley.JPG | image_caption = Allerton Garden, view from above. | type = [sculpture park](/source/sculpture_garden) | location = | map =Hawaii | map_label = Allerton Garden | map_size = 208 | coordinates = {{coord|21|53|8.67|N|159|29|33.04|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=title,inline}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|80|acre|m2|adj=on}} | opened = | operator = | visitation_num = | status = | website = {{Official website|https://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton}} }} '''Allerton Garden''', also known as Lāwa{{okina}}i-kai, is a [botanical garden](/source/botanical_garden), originally created by [Robert Allerton](/source/Robert_Allerton) and John Gregg Allerton,{{cite web|title=Allerton Flower Gardens|url=http://www.myflowergardens.com/hawaii-allerton-garden.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328015729/http://www.myflowergardens.com/hawaii-allerton-garden.html|archivedate=2015-03-28}} located on the south shore of [Kauai](/source/Kauai), [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii). The garden covers an {{convert|80|acre|m2|adj=on}} area and is situated beside the Lāwa{{okina}}i Bay, in a valley transected by the Lāwa{{okina}}i Stream. It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit [National Tropical Botanical Garden](/source/National_Tropical_Botanical_Garden). ==Garden history== left|thumb|Allerton house. [Queen Emma of Hawaii](/source/Queen_Emma_of_Hawaii) resided above this valley for a short interval, and a modest house that was perhaps her residence has subsequently been moved to the valley floor and renovated. The entire valley, including what is now the adjacent [McBryde Garden](/source/McBryde_Garden), was purchased by the McBryde family in the late 19th century for a [sugarcane](/source/sugarcane) [plantation](/source/Sugar_plantations_in_Hawaii). [Robert Allerton](/source/Robert_Allerton), who had a lifelong passion for garden design, sculpture, and landscape architecture had already expressed it at "The Farms" estate and sculpture gardens in Illinois (now [Robert Allerton Park](/source/Robert_Allerton_Park)). His adopted son John Gregg Allerton had studied architecture at the [University of Illinois](/source/University_of_Illinois) in the 1920s. In 1938 they came to Hawaii and purchased a relatively small portion of Queen Emma's plantation for a residence and gardens. They quickly began designing the landscape master plan and individual gardens, incorporating Hawaiian and new plants they had acquired from tropical Asia and other Pacific Islands, built landscape elements, and sculptures from "The Farms." ==Tropical Botanical Garden== Allerton would later join a group of individuals and organizations who were pushing for the establishment of a tropical botanical garden on U.S. soil. In his final year before he died, Allerton was able to witness the charter being granted and the creation of the Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden (now [National Tropical Botanical Garden](/source/National_Tropical_Botanical_Garden)). John Gregg Allerton maintained the garden until his death in 1986, and left it in trust. In the early 1990s, management was assumed by the National Tropical Botanical Garden and the garden was named after its founding fathers.{{cite web |url=http://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton-history.php |title=Allerton Garden:History |publisher=National Tropical Botanical Garden |accessdate=January 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512213923/http://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton-history.php |archive-date=2013-05-12 |url-status=dead }} ==Garden touring== Allerton Garden includes garden rooms, pools, miniature waterfalls, fountains, and statues. It is open to visitors.{{cite web |url=http://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton.php |title=Allerton Gardens |publisher=National Tropical Botanical Garden |accessdate=January 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217045848/http://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton.php |archivedate=February 17, 2015 }} An admission fee is charged. ---- Image:Allerton Garden, Kauai, Hawaii - Lawai Bay.JPG|Lāwa{{okina}}i Bay Image:Allerton Garden, Kauai, Hawaii - Mermaid Fountain.JPG|Mermaid Fountain Image:Allerton Garden, Kauai, Hawaii - stream.JPG|Diana Waterfall (below Diana Fountain) Image:Allerton Garden, Kauai, Hawaii - Garden walk.JPG|Garden walk == Films and TV== This picturesque setting has been used in a number of films and TV shows, including ''[South Pacific](/source/South_Pacific_(musical))'', ''[Donovan's Reef](/source/Donovan's_Reef)'', ''[Jurassic Park](/source/Jurassic_Park_(film))'', [''Pirates of the Caribbean''](/source/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series)), ''[Starsky and Hutch](/source/Starsky_and_Hutch)'' and ''[Magnum, P.I.](/source/Magnum%2C_P.I.)'' == See also == {{Portal|Gardening}} * [Robert Allerton Park](/source/Robert_Allerton_Park) ''("The Farms")'' * [Limahuli Garden and Preserve](/source/Limahuli_Garden_and_Preserve) * [Kahanu Garden](/source/Kahanu_Garden) * [The Kampong](/source/The_Kampong) * [List of botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States](/source/List_of_botanical_gardens_and_arboretums_in_the_United_States) * [Landscape](/source/Landscape) ==References== {{Reflist}} * ''National Tropical Botanical Garden: Allerton Garden'' (brochure), May 2006. * ''The Robert Allerton Story'', by Kathryn Hulme, National Tropical Botanical Garden. ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton}} Category:Gardens in Hawaii Category:Historic house museums in Hawaii Category:History of Kauai Category:Museums in Kauai County, Hawaii Category:Open-air museums in Hawaii Category:Outdoor sculptures in Hawaii Category:Botanical gardens in Hawaii Category:Cultural landscapes Category:Parks in Hawaii Category:Nature reserves in Hawaii Category:Landscape design history of the United States Category:Protected areas of Kauai Category:Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Oceania Category:Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in the United States Category:Protected areas established in 1986 Category:1938 establishments in Hawaii --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Allerton Garden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allerton_Garden) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allerton_Garden?action=history)). 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