Monday, January 27, 2014

Founders Memorial Garden

The Founders Memorial Garden, located in Athens, Georgia on the campus of the University of Georgia, is a 2 1/2 acre garden that memorializes America's first garden club - The Ladies Garden Club of Athens - which was founded in 1891.  It was begun in 1936 by the Garden Club of Georgia, and was completed in 1946.

It includes an arboretum, formal boxwood garden, a perennial garden, and two courtyards.

 The garden is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Admission is free.
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16 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 27, 2014 at 7:43 AM

    First Garden Club was in Athens - who knew?

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    1. Sherry EllisFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:02 AM

      I found that to be an interesting tidbit of trivia, too.

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  2. L. Diane WolfeJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    University of Georgia - isn't that the Bulldogs?

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  3. bazzaJanuary 27, 2014 at 12:43 PM

    The pictures look like the private garden of an English country house. And no worse for that!
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    1. Sherry EllisFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:03 AM

      It does look like something you'd see in a country manor.

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  4. JoanneJanuary 28, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    quite lovely. They need to serve tea to be complete. And one should wear a hat while strolling the grounds. Neat!

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  5. Elle SeesJanuary 28, 2014 at 7:54 PM

    UGA all the WAY!

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  6. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyJanuary 29, 2014 at 2:11 AM

    It looks gorgeous

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  7. klahanieJanuary 29, 2014 at 5:09 PM

    Hi Sherry,

    Such lovely photos, as per usual. Athens, Georgia, it's all Greek to me :)

    Gary

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  8. Hilary Melton-ButcherFebruary 1, 2014 at 9:12 AM

    Hi Sherry .. interesting to read about the first Women's Garden Club, and then the fact they've created a memorial garden to remember their 100+ years ... cheers Hilary

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    1. Sherry EllisFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:05 AM

      I think it's lovely that they've created gardens to memorialize the first garden club!

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  9. Blue GrumpsterFebruary 3, 2014 at 12:11 PM

    Hi, stranger. How's life? :)

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