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The botanical garden is formally breaking ground this week on a $31 million expansion that will nearly double the size of its centerpiece conservatory and add over 7 acres of new gardens.

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After more than a decade of planning and a year and a half of construction, the Arboretum at Penn State’s newest garden opened to the public this week. The 3-acre Pollinator and Bird Garden increases the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens by about 60%, creating a new space for relaxation and enjoying nature as well as for research and education. “There are number of features here that we don’t have elsewhere, so we’ve added a great deal of variety to the experience when one visits,” Kim Stein...