Dothan Area Botanical Gardens
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The Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, covering 50 acres (200,000 m²), are non-profit, public gardens located at 5130 Headland Avenue, Kinsey
, Alabama
, USA
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The gardens began in 1996, and currently feature nine established gardens: an Azalea
Garden, Butterfly Garden, Camellia
Garden, Daylily
Garden, Demonstration Garden, Herb Garden, Heirloom Garden, a Meditation Garden, and a Rose
Garden, together with a 3/4 mile (1.2 km) paved trail with plants and trees indigenous to Alabama. There is also an antique 50 foot (15 m) greenhouse.
A Wedding Garden and an Oriental Garden are being planned.
Kinsey, Alabama
Kinsey is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 1,796....
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The gardens began in 1996, and currently feature nine established gardens: an Azalea
Azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs comprising two of the eight subgenera of the genus Rhododendron, Pentanthera and Tsutsuji . Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks...
Garden, Butterfly Garden, Camellia
Camellia
Camellia, the camellias, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalaya east to Korea and Indonesia. There are 100–250 described species, with some controversy over the exact number...
Garden, Daylily
Daylily
Daylily is the general nonscientific name of a species, hybrid or cultivar of the genus Hemerocallis . Daylily cultivar flowers are highly diverse in colour and form, as a result of hybridization efforts of gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists...
Garden, Demonstration Garden, Herb Garden, Heirloom Garden, a Meditation Garden, and a Rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
Garden, together with a 3/4 mile (1.2 km) paved trail with plants and trees indigenous to Alabama. There is also an antique 50 foot (15 m) greenhouse.
A Wedding Garden and an Oriental Garden are being planned.