Nashville Music Garden
There is no better way
to welcome the start of spring than by planting flowers! The Nashville Music
Garden, located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Demonbreun in the Hall of
Fame Park, is a one of a kind rose garden that will honor both singers and
songwriters synonymous with Nashville’s Music Community. On Thursday, March 6,
2008, the first two roses, Always Love You and Nashville Rose, were installed in
the 2,700 square-foot-honorary garden. The debut roses are only part of the
Nashville Music Collection, a special collection of roses named after artists,
music industry leaders and songs related to Music City. Over the coming weeks, the remaining roses including Barbara Mandrell, Amy Grant, Dolly Parton, Lynn Anderson, Elvis, Pam Tillis, Ring of Fire, Tennessee Waltz, and Rocky Top
will be installed along side Always Love You and Nashville Rose.
On
hand for the installation were Randall Lantz, Superintendent of Horticulture for
Metro Parks and Recreation; Jim Douglas, Landscape Architect from Hodgson &
Douglas who designed the park; Dr. Louis Mishu, Rosarian and Horticulture Expert
and Consultant for the garden; Pat Bullard of LifeWorks Foundation and financial
support for the garden; country music legend, Barbara Mandrell; Jackie Jones,
Superintendent of Community Affairs for the Metro Parks Board; Heather
Middleton, Director of Public Relations for the Nashville Convention and
Visitors Bureau; Jeff Harvey, 2007 President of the Nashville Rose Society and
Charles Lott, 2006 President of the Nashville Rose Society.
The
inspiration for the Nashville Music Garden began a little over a year ago from a
conversation among good friends when country music legend Barbara Mandrell gave
her namesake rose to a friend and avid gardner, Pat Bullard. Bullard, Trustee
of LifeWorks Foundation, a local charitable foundation, immediately recognized a
potential garden as a way to acknowledge the music and artists synonymous with
Nashville and also a way to beautify Music City.
The initial
groundbreaking for the Nashville Music Garden was held on November 20, 2007, and
a formal dedication for the music garden is tentatively scheduled for summer of
2008. Be sure to watch for more information over the coming months or visit us
at www.nashvillemusicgarden.com.
The Nashville Music Garden will feature flora of The Nashville Music Collection, a special collection of roses named after artists, music industry leaders and songs related to Music City, including artists Barbara Mandrell, Amy Grant, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Lynn Anderson, Elvis, Pam Tillis, Minnie Pearl and songs Ring of Fire, Tennessee Waltz, Rocky Top, Everlasting Love, Passionate Kisses, Heart of Gold and Blue Bayou, to name a few.
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