Explore the Kresko Victorian Garden through Post-Dispatch photographer Huy Mach’s 3D panoramic photo.

In 1997, the Kresko Victorian Garden is added. This Victorian garden is an example of the height of fashion in England at the time Henry Shaw was planting his gardens in St. Louis. The style of landscaping was introduced in the early 1800s when new varieties of flowers were coming into England from different parts of the world. Elaborate and colorful combinations of flowers, foliage, and succulents were combined in “plant tapestries,” the combination referred to as ‘carpet bedding.’

Check out the history and evolution of the Missouri Botanical Garden in an interactive map and timeline.