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Supporters get preview of Smithgall Woodland Legacy garden
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville set to open next May
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Lessie Smithgall, center, talks with Anne Thomas, right, and Lianne Daniel about a portrait of her late husband Charles Smithgall, which was on display at the preview event Friday night in Gainesville. The Atlanta Botanical Garden held the event to thank members of the board and donors for their help creating the Smithgall Woodland Legacy garden. - photo by Michelle Boaen Jameson
Supporters and local dignitaries gathered Friday at a preview party and reception to celebrate the anticipated May 2015 opening of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville: A Smithgall Woodland Legacy. Land for the 168-acre site just north of Gainesville was donated by Lessie Smithgall and her late husband Charles, founders of The Times. A portrait of Charles Smithgall was displayed at the garden’s visitors center Friday, which also marked his birthday.