The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2008. A number of special events and programs throughout the year are planned for marking the anniversary.

The Garden dates from 1968 when 293 acres were set aside by the University of Georgia for development of a botanical garden. (Twenty additional acres were added in 1993.) Originally known as the University of Georgia Botanical Garden, the name was changed in 1984 to The State Botanical Garden of Georgia to reflect a broader teaching, research, and public service mission.

The Garden boasts four facilities, a number of theme gardens and special collections, a tropical conservatory, and more than five miles of nature trails. Attendance has grown to exceed 200,000 people annually. The newest addition to the Master Plan, the Flower Garden, will open in 2008.

This article was posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 at 11:18 am and is filed under News.