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Oaklawn Garden, also known as Oaklawn Gardens, is a botanical garden, park and museum located at 7831 Old Poplar Pike in Germantown, Tennessee, USA. A historic residential home, erected by the original landowner in 1854, is situated on the property. Floral attractions on the property consist of daffodils, azaleas and other native flowers. About of Oaklawn Garden are dedicated to the cultivation of more than 300 varieties of daffodils, an effort that was started in 1924. Boxwood, oak, birch and other species of indigenous trees and shrubs represent the woody plants in the botanical garden and park. Oaklawn Garden is also home to smaller species of native wildlife. Historic items relevant to local cultural history, as well as railroad and local traffic history are on display in the museum exhibit of Oaklawn Garden. The museum segment consists of an outdoor collection and an indoor exhibit. The outdoor collection was started around 1975 and is integrated into the botanical garden and park. The indoor exhibit was started circa 1987 and is housed in a former florist shop which was built at Oaklawn Garden in 1957. In 2009, the botanical garden, park and museum are privately owned but open to the public. The property owner, Harry Cloyes and his wife Becky, donated the property to city of Germantown to keep it as a public park, garden and history museum of Germantown. For years when azaleas in full bloom, normally the first two weeks of April, the garden has become a local attraction to take family pictures including wedding pictures. The Oaklawn Garden is free and open to the public, but donations are welcome. ==History== The residential homestead situated on the property was built by William Carter in 1854. The original property consisted of of land which was owned by Carter and was subdivided in 1872. A parcel that would later become home of the botanical garden, park and museum was purchased by Fritz Hussy and Mamie Cloyes and named Oaklawn Garden in 1918. Included in the purchase of the property was the 1854 residential home.〔Oaklawn Garden Historical Marker. Historical Marker on the property erected by the Germantown Historic Committee〕 The cultivation of daffodils was started by Mamie Cloyes in 1924.〔Oaklawn Garden - Old Relics of Germantown, Tennessee - Museum brochure and self-guided tour information〕 A botanical garden, park and museum of historical items was established on the property by Harry Cloyes, son of Mamie Cloyes, and his wife Becky.〔〔 The outdoor collection at Oaklawn Garden was started around 1975 with items donated by the City of Germantown, railroad companies as well as local schools, businesses and individuals. The indoor segment of the museum is situated in a separate building which was erected in 1957 as a florist shop to sell flowers grown at Oaklawn Garden. The building served its original purpose until circa 1987. Since then, the building was used to house the indoor part of the collection of historical items.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oaklawn Garden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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