Callaway Gardens Meadowlark Multi-Cache
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Callaway Gardens Meadowlark
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***IMPORTANT*** ALL stages are small plastic containers that include information for answering the questions below. Be aware that information in the caches may differ slightly from some of the signage and printed material at Callaway Gardens.
The caches are located in Callaway Gardens which is adjacent to Pine Mountain, Georgia. The resort blends nature, service and dramatic rejuvenation in the mesmerizing beauty of its 13,000 acres of natural surroundings. MEADOWLARK GARDENS within Callaway Gardens includes the Wildflower, Holly, and Rhododendron trails. Easy walking trails near the Butterfly Center.
Note: Gardens admission charged.
From Callaway Gardens’ website: (visit link)
Callaway Gardens® is a stunning Pine Mountain, Georgia, resort that blends the tradition of nature-inspired luxury and superior service with a new era of indulgence and dramatic rejuvenation. The comfort and elegance of this magical Georgia retreat is surpassed only by the mesmerizing beauty of its expansive natural surroundings.
This 7.5-acre demonstration vegetable garden began in 1960, the last major project initiated by the late Cason J. Callaway, Callaway Gardens’ co-founder. Today, professional gardeners continue “Mr. Cason’s” mission to demonstrate the best gardening techniques and display superior varieties of vegetables, fruits, and agronomic crops. Three large terraces in a semicircular design define Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden.
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MEADOWLARK GARDENS within Callaway Gardens includes the Wildflower, Holly, and Rhododendron trails.
LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER TRAIL
Location: Meadowlark Gardens area (near Pioneer Log Cabin)
Length: 0.6 miles
Walking time: 25-45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
This trail displays native plants of Georgia, including many rare, threatened or endangered species. Several habitats are represented here including a wildflower meadow, bog, coastal plain, piedmont forest and southern Appalachian forest. This is the perfect place to view many native azaleas including the plumleaf azalea which blooms in late Summer. The trail offers a gazebo, waterfall and picturesque bridge overlooking Mountain Creek Lake.
HOLLY TRAIL
Location: Meadowlark Gardens area (near Pioneer Log Cabin)
Length: 0.8 miles
Walking time: 40 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
This trail features one of the country's largest displays of holly and includes Asian, English and American species. Trail has unique yellow-berried Burford and American hollies. Camellias bloom as Winter jasmine perfumes the air, highlighting a Winter garden theme. Year-round interest is found in companion plants from Spring bulbs to Winter-blooming camellias. A gazebo and large picnic area are peaceful resting sites. Hollies provide excellent bird food and opportunities for guests to enjoy Winter bird watching.
RHODODENDRON TRAIL
Location: Across from entrance to Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center
Length: 0.6 miles
Walking time: 40 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
This trail highlights the evergreen rhododendrons near the Southern limits of their range. Companion plants include "Heath" family shrubs, which are plants adapted to shady gardens with acidic soils. Ferns, lily-of-the-valley and doghobble cover the ground. A secluded sitting area offers an opportunity to observe water birds on Hummingbird Lake. Look for Canada geese nesting on the floating island.
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Caches are small plastic containers that include information for answering the questions below. Be aware that information in the caches may differ slightly from some of the signage and printed material at Callaway Gardens.
Stage 1: Based on the Butterfly Center.
1.How tall is the totem pole? AB feet
2.How wide is the pole at the apex? CB inches
3.How much does it weigh? DEE pounds
N 32º CD.8DC’
W 084º 5A.C0C’
Stage 2: Based on the Pioneer Log Cabin.
4.When was the Pioneer Log Cabin moved? The year of FGHI
5.When was the Pioneer Log Cabin built? FIJJ’s
6.How many children were there of the last family to stay in the Pioneer Log Cabin? FK children
N 32º 4G.IJ2’
W 084º HF.K7J’
Stage 3/FINAL: Based on the Holly Trail.
7.How many different species of North American Hollies are on the trail? LM species
N 32º 4D.D64'
W 084º ML.E76'
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