Name of Garden:
Mynelle Gardens
History:
Mynelle Gardens began as a private garden created by Mynelle Westbrook Hayward and was acquired by the City of Jackson in 1973. It is a seven acre collage of several distinct gardens, with winding pathways, cascading pools, and distinctive bridges which lead you across the pond to an island oasis. It typifies the southern garden with features worth emulating in our own backyards.
Description:
It is a seven acre collage of several distinct gardens, with winding pathways, cascading pools, and distinctive bridges which lead you across the pond to an island oasis.
Address:
4736 Clinton Boulevard,
Jackson, Mississippi 39209
Tel: 601-960-1894
Visiting Hours:
Mynelle Gardens is open every day of the year except Christmas, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, the 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, and the Friday after Thanksgiving.
12:00p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Mar. - Oct.
Nov. - Feb.
Admission:
Adults $2.00
Children under 4-12 $. 50
Admission and times are subject to change.
Mynelle Gardens is available for special group and convention tours, private meetings, social gatherings, club meetings, classes, weddings, and receptions. For information of fees and reservations call (601) 960-1894.
Mynelle Gardens is accessible to the handicapped.
Website:
http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/Visitors/mynelle.htm |
