by Connie Oswald Stofko During much of the Victorian era, botanical gardens or conservatories were something only rich people could enjoy. The gardens were private, and the privileged few showed them off to only to their friends, said Kristy Schmitt, director of education at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. What botanical gardens were like during the Victorian era and how we came to have public gardens will be explained on a guided tour called “Our Victorian Garden– Yesterday…
