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Mrs. Garvan's Tea

March 10 -

Herbalist Series - Part 1 DIY Cold Frames

March 8 -

Spring Photowalks

February 29 - May 2 2020

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Get 10% off an Anthony Chapel Ceremony rental by becoming a member of the Gardens at the Fellow and above levels. View our online Wedding Brochure.

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Hours: 9 am to 6 pm every day

Daffodils and Tulips are blooming in late February, March and early April in 2020. Profuse amounts of rain in January and February, with little sunshine, is making our bloom times later than the past few years. Please check the Gardens Facebook page for updated photos as they become available. We do not have a peak bloom time estimate at this time.

Welcome to Garvan Woodland Gardens, the botanical garden of the University of Arkansas. Nestled in the picturesque Ouachita Mountains of Southwest Arkansas, the Gardens are a wonderful gift to all people from local industrialist and philanthropist Verna Cook Garvan.

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.

Garvan Woodland Gardens' mission is to preserve and enhance a unique part of the Ouachita environment; provide people with a place of learning, research, cultural enrichment, and serenity; develop and sustain gardens, landscapes, and structures of exceptional aesthetics, design, and construction; and partner with and serve communities of which the Gardens is a part.

From the dynamic architectural structures to the majestic botanical landscapes, Garvan Woodland Gardens offers breathtaking sights (and fantastic photo opportunities) at every turn.

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