Treasures from the Goodwood
Gardens Spring of 2008
Heirloom Plant Sale, Saturday, April 19 at 9:00 a.m. Thousands of
plants and hundreds of varieties of heirloom and pass-a-long favorites.
Sale will continue on Friday,
April 25 while plants last.
Great prices, and many excellent heirloom plants that are not available
locally!
LOCATION 1600 Miccosukee Rd ï Tallahassee, FL 32308
Goodwood Museum and Gardens,
Inc is a private foundation
created to restore the historic Goodwood estate as a museum and garden
available to the public.
This estate began in the 1830's as a cotton and corn
plantation that ultimately encompassed 2,400 acres. The plantation's
agricultural emphasis declined after the Civil War and by the 1880's
the remaining 160 acres, home and garden served as an elegant private
residence. In 1911 Goodwood's ownership changed and the house and
garden underwent major renovation, securing a place among the fine
homes of the Country Estate era. The estate's style and elegance
was further enhanced by Goodwood's owners in the late 1920's. Our
restoration efforts focus on this turn-of-the-century Country Estate
era, ever mindful of Goodwood's rich 19th-century history.
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