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Collection Maintenance Strategies: A Case Study at Mercer Botanic Gardens

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Anita Tiller and Suzzanne Chapman, Mercer Botanic Gardens Mercer Botanic Gardens, a Harris County(HC) Precinct 4(P4) Parks facility is susceptible to periodic floods. Rainfall in the drainage basin of Cypress Creek, adjacent to Mercer, ranged from 35-50” during the course of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. As a participating institution for the CPC, Mercer maintains […]

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