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Tuesday Tea - "Razorback Tea"
September 9, 2008
Get in the Razorback spirit during this hog-wild tea party! We'll celebrate Arkansas' team with specialty teas, gourmet scones, finger sandwiches, and an array of scrumptious desserts in the Magnolia Room or on the Garden veranda (weather permitting). Tea time is 3:00 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Cost is $15 for GWG members and $18 for non-members plus applicable tax. Seating is very limited so make your reservations early by purchasing tickets online or by calling 501-262-9300/800-366-4664. Go Hogs!
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Trash Bash
September 13, 2008
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GWG Annual Plant Sale: An Earth and Epicurean Experience
October 10 - 12, 2008
Join us at the Gardens October 10-12 for a three day, one-stop shopping spree for all things garden-related. Over 25 nursery and garden vendors from across the state will once again turn the Gardens’ grounds into a garden “superstore” stocked with ornamental merchandise to help you design and create a beautiful fall or winter garden. Hundreds of hard-to-find plants, shrubs, and trees will be available for purchase, as well as an eclectic collection of garden-inspired treasures for those of you who love the thrill of unearthing that one-of-a-kind flea market find. Hours for the general public are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. all three days. Members of the Gardens will be admitted free of charge. Regular Garden admission applies for non-members.
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Tuesday Tea: "Harvest Tea"
October 14, 2008
Fall in love with tea time at the Gardens during this festive tea celebrating the bounty of autumn. Join us for three courses of specialty teas, gourmet scones, finger sandwiches, and an array of scrumptious desserts in the Magnolia Room. Tea time is 3:00 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Cost is $15 for GWG members and $18 for non-members plus applicable tax. Seating is very limited so make your reservations early by purchasing tickets online or by calling 501-262-9300/800-366-4664.
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Garvan Woodland Gardens
550 Arkridge Road - P.O. Box 22240
Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913
800-366-4664 or 501-262-9300
gardeninfo@garvangardens.org
Welcome to Garvan Woodland Gardens
What began as a petite, delicate woman's dream of transforming her 210-acre wooded peninsula on Lake Hamilton into a world-class botanical garden has been meticulously converted into a tangible reality by a team of professional designers and craftsmen, such as internationally recognized architect and native Arkansan,
E. Fay Jones, who designed the Garvan Pavilion that serves as the center of activity in the Gardens.
Verna Cook Garvan, described as a brilliant businesswoman by those acquainted with her, realized she could not solely succeed in preserving her private woodland garden or provide an accessible place of repose for the people of Arkansas without help.
She made a wise decision in 1985 to donate the land under a trust agreement to the University of Arkansas School of Architecture. She maintained control of the property and continued to develop it until her death in 1993 when the U of A department of landscape architecture, a division of the School of Architecture, began the daunting task of documenting every plant species and the quantity of each. In the years to follow, work began on a strategic 10-year master plan that has served as a road map for existing and future expansion at the Gardens. Construction on what is now visible in the Gardens began in 2000 with a much-celebrated grand opening held in April 2002.
Garvan Woodland Gardens is an example of The Natural State at its best: a canopy of pines reaching skyward providing protection for delicate flora and fauna, gentle lapping waves that unfold along the 4 ˝ miles of wooded shoreline, and rocky inclines that remind us of the surrounding Ouachita Mountains. The Gardens are a beautifully crafted response to those who may have doubted one determined woman's vision for a world-class botanical garden.