Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park

The 113-acre park boasts a number of gardens maintained by volunteers. This botanical garden within a city park includes hundreds of ieties of plants in 21 gardens and horticultural collections, covering more than 100 acres. Throughout the year it attracts thousands of visitors, one of the Park Board’s premier locations for everything “green thumb”, Nathanael Greene / Close Memorial Park is home to the new Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center.

It is Located across the road from Horton Smith Golf Course which Features dozens of themed gardens, including hosta, daylilies, Asiatic lilies, iris, peonies, roses, dwarf conifers, ornamental grasses, native plants and more. This amazing park also connects to South Creek Greenway and includes several other paved walking trails.