Tag: McIntire Botanical Garden

Plans to connect the two sides of Charlottesville’s McIntire Park are moving forward. The city is accepting bids for a pedestrian bridge that has been a long time in development. “All design and funding have been approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation, so now is the time to go bid,” said Brian Daly, the […]

After nearly a decade of seeding the idea for a botanical garden in Charlottesville’s McIntire Park, the nonprofit group responsible for building the institution finally had the chance earlier this month to sow its first actual seeds. “We planted the first permanent plants with a beautiful tree, a dozen perennial holly-type shrubs around the sign […]