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From Pasture To Preserve: The History Of The Asheville Botanical Garden

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44733
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Abstract:
Bruce Shinn and a circle of local plant lovers initiated the effort to establish Asheville-Biltmore College Botanical Association. By 1961, the group had a designated tract of land, a 13-acre garden, that today contains more than 750 plant species native to the Southern Appalachians.
Source:
Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 23 Issue 4, April 2026, p58, il, por