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The Norfolk Botanical Garden was founded through the collaboration between Norfolk City Manager Thomas P. Thompson and horticulturalist Frederic Heutte.In 1938, the pair were granted 75 acres (300,000 m 2) of high, wooded ground plus 75 acres (300,000 m 2) of reservoir for a city garden.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Virginia is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Virginia [1] [2] [3] Name Image
View north along SR 192 at SR 165 in Norfolk SR 192 begins at an intersection with SR 165 (Military Highway) in the northeastern part of Norfolk. Azalea Garden Road continues southwest as an unnumbered street toward Downtown Norfolk , east of which the highway intersects SR 194 , SR 166 , and U.S. Route 58 .
The 69th Azalea Garden Tour kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 8. The 13 individual gardens include two public gardens and 11 private gardens.
The self-guided tour benefits the Cape Fear Garden Club
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Heutte's wishes for enriching the Norfolk community are preserved by volunteers of The Friends of Fred Heutte Foundation in Norfolk, Virginia, who have worked since 1970 to share his ideals of urban beautification through horticultural education and to maintain the Ferry Terminal Building and its display gardens which surround the building that is located in Ghent Square.
After nearly two years, the relocation of thousands of residents from one of Norfolk’s largest public housing properties is complete, and construction is underway to build a new, mixed-income ...