Bryan Park’s Azalea Loop open for traffic through May 15
Every year, the loop road surrounding the Azalea Garden at Bryan Park is open to vehicular traffic during the peak bloom period. The road will be open to cars through May 15 this year. Friends of Bryan Park have details on the once spectacular attraction. Volunteers have reclaimed much of the garden, and returned it to […]
Every year, the loop road surrounding the Azalea Garden at Bryan Park is open to vehicular traffic during the peak bloom period. The road will be open to cars through May 15 this year.
Friends of Bryan Park have details on the once spectacular attraction. Volunteers have reclaimed much of the garden, and returned it to its flowering splendor in recent years:
The Azalea Garden was started in 1952 by Mr. Robert E. Harvey, a former Richmond Recreation and Parks Superintendent of Grounds and Structures. Over an almost fifteen-year span, Mr. Harvey, helpers from the City, Garden Clubs and volunteers planted 450,000 azaleas (50 different varieties) in approximately 76 separate beds. They also built a small pond with a stone fountain, and planted a large red and white cross made of azaleas, framed by boxwoods started from slips from boxwoods at Dogwood Dell. Eventually, these 17 acres of Bryan Park would be recognized as a major tourist attraction (and money generator), bringing 450,000 visitors per year to Bryan Park.
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