collection; Shakespeare Garden opens, gift of Henry C. Folger. 1927Construction for Cranford Rose Garden, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Cranford, begins; dedicated the following year. 1933Magnolias planted, gift of Women's Auxiliary. The Children's Garden.During World War I, children collected pennies in a soldier's helmet to benefit a European child. 1936Rose Arc Pool completed, gift of Mrs.Walter V. Cranford. 1938Herb Garden, gift of Auxiliary, dedicated; Elizabethan knots established. 1939Osborne Garden opens, gift of Mrs. Sade Elisabeth Osborne. 1941'Kwanzan' cherry trees are planted on the Esplanade, gift of Auxiliary. 1945First issue of Plants & Gardens is published. 1955Fragrance Garden, designed by landscape architect Alice R. Ireys, opens. 1956Plant patent received for 'Red Jade' weeping crab apple developed at BBG. 1974Volunteer Garden Guide program is established by Auxiliary. 1977Plant patent received for Magnolia x 'Elizabeth', the first yellow magnolia, developed at BBG; 500-year-old Shogun lantern, gift of Tokyo, New York's sister city, placed in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. 1988Steinhardt Conservatory, a $25-million capital project, is completed. 1989 Education Building is completed; Palm House renovated as special events center. Throughout the Garden's history, teachers have come to learn in ourgreenhouses. These teachers visited in the 1920s. 1992Rock Garden is restored; Research Center opens at 109 Montgomery Street; Garden gives first Better Earth Award recognizing environmental commitment. 1993Lily Pool Terrace renovated. 1994New mixed perennial border added to Lily Pool Terrace. Administration Building renovation completed. 1995Dedication of the refurbished Fragrance Garden. 1996Breaking Ground opens -- featuring the Amazing Plants! exhibition in The Chase Manhattan Discovery Center, the outdoor Discovery Garden and the exciting Plant Discovery Carts....
