The University of Georgia Founders Memorial Garden has received two Italian marble statues through a generous donation from Nina Sledge Burke, the great-granddaughter of the first president of the Ladies Garden Club of Athens, which was established in 1891 as America's first garden club.
First-year landscape architecture students in Jose Buitrago's design studio installed 100% recyclable temporary sculptures in the Founders Memorial Garden.
Enrollment increases with the BLA department inspire big changes for CED facility use and programming.
Join the EECP for its inaugural "Screen on the Green." Come rain or shine, we will be screening "Kiss the Ground" to start a conversation around farming practices and what can be done to make agricultural production more ethical and more productive for the planet's long-term health. The film will be enjoyed in the Serpentine Garden of the Founders Garden (or the Ballroom if it's raining) so bring blankets and movie snacks! Popcorn and snacks, as well as seating, will be provided for those who wish to forgo the ground. Free registration:https://t.uga.edu/7uB
100 Alumni, students, faculty, and friends are coming so far -- please RSVP today! HTTP://t.uga.edu/7p6 Saturday, October 16, 2021, 3 hours before kick off Founders Memorial Garden, Athens, Georgia Questions? Please email jlmesser@uga.edu
Visitors to the Founders Memorial Garden have noticed a remarkable transformation in recent months. In June, the UGA College of Environment + Design hired a new garden curator, Dr. Debbie Mitchell who has been working diligently to rejuvenate the garden and reveal many of its historic qualities. In addition to serving as Curator of the Founders Memorial Garden, Debbie serves as an instructor, bringing more than twenty years of experience as an environmental educator, classroom science teacher and professional gardener to the CED.
On March 15, 2021, CED announced a Georgia Funder campaign to support the rejuvenation of the Serpentine Garden - one of the most iconic spaces within the Founders Memorial Garden. Thanks to the generosity of CED friends and alumni, the initial goal of $5,000 was surpassed in less than 6 hours! To build on this outpouring of support and to further the restoration of other areas of the garden, CED has set a new goal of $17,500. With additional donations, the Camellia Walk Arbor, the Boxwood Parterre Garden, the North Arboretum Azaleas, and other areas could get the care they need.