GeorgiaThe Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University is a roughly 11-acre garden and living museum in Statesboro built around an early twentieth-century coastal-plain farmstead. Its grounds were the home and working farm of Dan and Catharine Bland, who met at Georgia Southern's predecessor school and developed the sandy site into a model farm recognized in 1929; Dan Bland later left the property to the university for the enjoyment of plants and animals. The centerpiece Bland Cottage, the couple's home from 1916 into the late 1980s, now serves as a visitor and program center amid the garden's collections. Emphasizing native and heritage plants of the Georgia coastal plain, the garden features formal beds, a rose arbor, wetland and woodland areas, and restored farm structures, and it hosts education programs and seasonal community events.
Georgia Southern Botanical Garden
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Georgia Southern Botanical Garden is a museum in Statesboro, Bulloch County. It is one of 2 museums documented in Bulloch County, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4440, -81.7453 near Statesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Donehoo--Brannen House (historic place), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Eastside Cemetery, World War II Prison Camp, and Bulloch Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University is a roughly 11-acre garden and living museum in Statesboro built around an early twentieth-century coastal-plain farmstead. Its grounds were the home and working farm of Dan and Catharine Bland, who met at Georgia Southern's predecessor school and developed the sandy site into a model farm recognized in 1929; Dan Bland later left the property to the university for the enjoyment of plants and animals. The centerpiece Bland Cottage, the couple's home from 1916 into the late 1980s, now serves as a visitor and program center amid the garden's collections. Emphasizing native and heritage plants of the Georgia coastal plain, the garden features formal beds, a rose arbor, wetland and woodland areas, and restored farm structures, and it hosts education programs and seasonal community events.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orggeorgiasouthern.edugeorgiasouthern.edu
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