Boy Scout House

"If you want children to keep their feet on the ground,
put some responsibility on their shoulders."
- Abigail Van Buren

The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, located in Wyoming's largest municipal park, Lions Park, is Wyoming's only public botanic garden. It began in 1977 as the Cheyenne Community Solar Greenhouse. It was one of the nation's first large-scale, solar-heated greenhouses, built by volunteers. The project pioneered a garden that provided therapy and meaningful activity to seniors, youth at risk and handicapped volunteers, a tradition that continues today.

Boy Scout House

Boy scout troop 101 occupies a building adjacent to the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. This troop and others regularly assist the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens by providing work through Eagle Scout programs. Some examples of this assistance includes construction of the Xeriscape, Sensory Garden, Compost Area, Steps to the South Community Garden and retaining wall adjacent to the South Community Garden.