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.
First Garden Club was in Athens - who knew?
ReplyDeleteI found that to be an interesting tidbit of trivia, too.
DeleteUniversity of Georgia - isn't that the Bulldogs?
ReplyDeleteIt sure is!
DeleteThe pictures look like the private garden of an English country house. And no worse for that!
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It does look like something you'd see in a country manor.
Deletequite lovely. They need to serve tea to be complete. And one should wear a hat while strolling the grounds. Neat!
ReplyDeleteI like the tea idea!
DeleteUGA all the WAY!
ReplyDeleteI'm still a Buckeye fan. ;0)
DeleteIt looks gorgeous
ReplyDeleteIt really is lovely!
DeleteHi Sherry,
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely photos, as per usual. Athens, Georgia, it's all Greek to me :)
Gary
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
ReplyDeleteI think it's lovely that they've created gardens to memorialize the first garden club!
DeleteHi, stranger. How's life? :)
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