, ▁Arr ington ▁Children ' s ▁Plant ▁Advent ure ▁Zone , ▁and ▁a ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁Botan ical ▁Gard ens ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁idea ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁mayor ▁of ▁that ▁time , ▁ ▁James ▁W . ▁Morgan , ▁led ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁gard ens ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁portion ▁of ▁un used ▁city ▁property ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Z oo ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁Red ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁Botan ical ▁Society , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁Botan ical ▁Gard ens , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁with ▁a ▁mission ▁of ▁helping ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁support ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁garden . ▁ ▁Gard ens ▁and ▁garden ▁features ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁botan ical ▁gard ens ▁and ▁ar bor et ums ▁in ▁Alabama ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁B irmingham ▁Botan ical ▁Gard ens ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : B ot an ical ▁gard ens ▁in ▁Alabama ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁Category : J apan ese ▁gard ens ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Her nd on ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Raw l ins ▁County , ▁Kansas , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁city ▁population ▁was ▁