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Gardening 101 Workshop
February 13, 2010
Magnolia Room
Topic: Japanese Maples - 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Topic: Camellias - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Daffodil Days
February 15 - March 7, 2010
From February 15 through March 7th, bask in the glorious display of color as we showcase over 175,000 daffodils in bloom! Take a walk to the Three Sisters of Amity Daffodil Hill and see Mother Nature at her best with this magnificent showcase of yellow and white daffodils! Regular Garden admission applies.
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Gardening 101 Workshop
February 16, 2010
Magnolia Room
Topic: Birding in Arkansas - 9:30-Noon
Topic: Container Gardening - 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Your Healthy Heart - St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center Series
February 18, 2010
Magnolia Room; 5:30 p.m.
This Healthy Heart Seminar is designed to provide you with evidence-based information on the key factors contributing to the risk of heart disease, stroke, or heart attack. These include having high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, and being overweight. Presenter for the program will be Vicky Sanders, RN.
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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 ½ 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.