Georgia’s First Botanical Garden in More Than a Decade is Near Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

The City of College Park marked a historic moment last week with the ceremonial signing of a lease agreement with Fulton County to establish a new botanical garden at the Camp Truitt site, located at 4300 Herschell Road—just minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Earlier this year, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a land-lease agreement for approximately 40 acres of county-owned land to the City of College Park. This came after the College Park City Council passed a resolution to allocate $5.4 million to fund the creation of the garden.

Hosted by the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the ceremonial signing was attended by Mayor Bianca Motley Broom and the full

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