<P> The Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens (1.5 acres) are nonprofit botanical gardens located on the grounds of the Kona Educational Foundation Center at 76 - 6280 Kuakini Highway, Kailua - Kona, Hawai ʻi island, Hawai ʻi . Coordinates are 19 ° 36 ′ 49.5" N 155 ° 58 ′ 6" W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.613750 ° N 155.96833 ° W ﻿ / 19.613750; - 155.96833 Coordinates: 19 ° 36 ′ 49.5" N 155 ° 58 ′ 6" W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.613750 ° N 155.96833 ° W ﻿ / 19.613750; - 155.96833 . They are open daily; admission is free, but donations accepted . </P> <P> Sadie Seymour (1907--1975) founded the outdoor circle to beautify the Kona community . The gardens were designed by landscape architect Scott Seymour on a wedge - shaped plot, and named in honor of his mother . They feature the cultivated plants of Hawai ʻi, arranged in 11 tiers by geographic origin . The first tier contains native Hawaiian plants . Other tiers include Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia (featuring plants such as cuphea, eucalyptus, and ixora); Indo - Asia (lemon grass, and cinnamon, turmeric, and clove trees); Africa (Bismarckia nobilis); and Central America (calabash). </P>

Sadie seymour botanical gardens and the kona educational center