American Horticultural Society
at George Washington’s River Farm
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308-1300
Tel: 703-768-5700
Fax: 703-768-8700
Website: http://www.ahs.org

The American Horticultural Society Receives
Major Grant for its Master Plan

Alexandria, VA – January 25, 2005.

The American Horticultural Society (AHS) has been selected as a recipient of a generous grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust. The $18,000 grant will fund the schematic design of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Walk, part of the Master Plan for the AHS’s River Farm headquarters.

“This grant will help us move forward with a crucial component of our Master Plan,” says AHS President Katy Moss Warner. “The design will bring us closer to our goal of transforming River Farm into a true celebration of American horticulture.”

River Farm, located halfway between Alexandria and Mount Vernon on the George Washington Parkway in Virginia, was once part of George Washington’s holdings. The 25-acre property includes an early 20th century mansion, historic trees, woodland areas, a three-acre meadow sloping down to the Potomac River, and a popular children’s garden. The Liberty Hyde Bailey Walk, named in honor of the botanist whose interest in cultivated plants brought a new scientific rigor to the practice of horticulture in the United States, is the central feature of River Farm’s Master Plan, adopted in 2004 by the AHS’s Board of Directors. When the plan is completed, River Farm will truly be able to serve as a “nation’s capital” of American horticulture, providing a place for leaders in the field to convene and setting an example by its use of environmentally responsible construction and sustainable practices in horticulture.

The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust supports horticultural education and research in North and South America. Its mission includes the creation, development, and maintenance of botanical gardens; the promotion of the cultivation and wide dissemination of new plants and those with value to mankind; and assistance with the publication of books and other works devoted to the science of horticulture.
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The American Horticultural Society (AHS), founded in 1922, is an educational, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that recognizes and promotes excellence in American horticulture. One of the oldest and most prestigious gardening organizations, AHS is dedicated to making America a nation of gardeners, a land of gardens. Its mission is to open the eyes of all Americans to the vital connection between people and plants, to inspire all Americans to become responsible caretakers of the Earth, to celebrate America’s diversity through the art and science of horticulture; and to lead this effort by sharing the Society’s unique national resources with all Americans.


 

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