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Nov 1, 2023 · Garvan commissioned award-winning architect and former dean of the UA School of Architecture, E. Fay Jones, and his business partner, Maurice Jennings, both of Fayetteville, to design the first structure in the gardens—an open-air pavilion made of redwood and native stone.
In the 1950s she began developing the Lake Hamilton land, initially with the intention of building a house there. Garvan, a self-taught gardener, spent the next forty years creating the 210-acre botanical garden, planting hundreds of varieties of native and exotic trees, bushes, and flowers.
Verna Cook Garvan (1910-1993) was a business woman and philanthropist in the state of Arkansas. Her main business holdings included the Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Company, and Malvern Brick and Tile Company. She is the founder and benefactor of Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
May 7, 2024 · While it may seem that this area has always been dedicated to natural and artistic beauty, it was originally purchased in the 1920s by Arthur Cook for timber harvesting. It was quickly...
Dec 27, 2023 · Verna Cook Garvan (1911–1993) Verna Mary Cook Garvan was one of the first women in Arkansas to own a construction/manufacturing business and was the benefactor of what is now Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs (Garland County).
Nov 16, 2023 · Bob Bledsoe, executive director of Garvan Woodland Gardens, is set to retire in January 2024 after 22 years of service. Garvan Gardens is an outreach center of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A.
Verna Cook Garvan, a businesswoman who donated land to the University of Arkansas (UA) School of Architecture for what is now Garvan Woodland Gardens.
