The Flower Garden. The Flower Garden will bring together in one central location several smaller gardens currently devoted to herbaceous flowering plants, and will provide opportunities to build on and expand the study and display of important cultivated genera and species.

Late summer in the Flower Garden

The Rose Garden, Dahlia Garden and Annual & Perennial Garden are among the existing gardens that will be relocated to the new Flower Garden. Additional major collections will include daffodils, daylilies, irises, peonies, bulbs, wildflowers, cut flower species, species grown for fragrance, and species grown to attract butterflies, birds, and other fauna.

While designed with aesthetic appeal in mind, this garden will also support formal and informal learning for both students and the general public as they see, compare and contrast the diversity of species and cultivars that comprise our modern plant pallets. Plazas, sculpture, architectural features and a wildlife viewing pavilion are also included in the design.

The Flower Garden will be located adjacent the Heritage Garden, just downhill from the Garden Club of Georgia state headquarters building. Cascading down the hillside toward the Middle Oconee River, it will provide an attractive and convenient pedestrian linkage between the Day Chapel, Heritage Garden and nearby Visitor Center.

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