Sisters' Garden at Inniswood Metro Gardens - Westerville, OH
N 40° 06.165 W 082° 54.074
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The Sisters’ Garden is a children's garden within the Inniswood Metro Gardens in Westerville, Ohio, USA.
Waymark Code: WM5D5A
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2008
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The Sisters' Garden is comprised of seven gardens within a 2.8-acre children's garden honoring Grace and Mary Innis.
From the Inniswood Metro Gardens website:
Inniswood Metro Gardens was once the 37-acre estate of sisters Grace and Mary Innis, who enjoyed gardening and wildlife observation respectively. The Innis sisters’ desire to preserve and enhance their gardens and woodlands for the enjoyment of all people resulted in the generous donation of their home and property to Metro Parks in 1972.
To honor the memory of Grace and Mary Innis, Metro Parks opened the 2.8-acre Sisters’ Garden in 2002. Designed to celebrate the complexity of nature and the inquisitiveness of childhood, The Sisters’ Garden aspires “to nurture the nature of the child in everyone”.
Inniswood offers education in horticulture and the natural sciences for preschoolers, youth and adults. Dramatic displays of natural and cultivated gardens, seasonal celebrations such as the Affair of the Hort and a variety of programs provide a wealth of information and enjoyment. The sister’s former home is the site for education programs, a horticultural reference collection and staff offices.