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Event Calendar

Daffodil Days & Tulip Extravaganza

February 15 - April 15 2021

Group Health Walks - Pets and Strollers Welcome!

March 1 - June 28 2021

Weddings

Save 10% on Your Wedding!

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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Welcome to the Gardens!

We are CLOSED for the month of January.

We will be OPEN DAILY beginning February 1, 2021

Hours of operation: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Last admission sold will be at 5 p.m.

Please check back for COVID-19 precautions; we will post measures depending on the spread of the virus at the end of January.

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.

Employment

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