Woodlands Garden, Botanical garden in Decatur, United States.
Woodlands Garden is an eight-acre mostly-wooded public garden in Decatur, Georgia, serving as native plant habitat for the Georgia Piedmont with over 30 species of trees, plus ferns, wildflowers, vines and shrubs. Landscape architect Edward L. Daugherty influenced the property, and a 2015 capital campaign added ADA accessible paths at the site of the former Morse home.
Woodlands Garden became a protected greenspace in 2002, when the Morse family donated the eight-acre property to make it publicly accessible. Landscape architect Edward L. Daugherty, among others, influenced the site's design. A 2015 capital campaign funded an expansion and a master plan that updated the visitor center, improved parking, added a school bus drop-off zone and made the former Morse home site accessible.
The space serves as a gathering place where neighbors spend time together surrounded by plants and trees. Regular events like concerts and readings draw people of different ages and create opportunities for the community to connect.
The garden is open from early morning until evening and has free parking on-site. Visitors should wear comfortable walking shoes since paths wind through wooded areas that vary with the seasons.
Woodlands Garden covers eight acres, not seven, and holds over 30 species of trees native to the Georgia Piedmont, alongside ferns, wildflowers, vines and shrubs. Landscape architect Edward L. Daugherty influenced the property, and a 2015 capital campaign added ADA accessible paths at the site of the former Morse home.
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