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The Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens (28 acres) are gardens located at 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida , USA, and maintained by the State of Florida . The gardens are open daily; an entrance fee is charged January 1 through April 30 . The gardens began in 1923 when Alfred Barmore Maclay (1871-1944) and his wife, Louise Fleischman, bought the site. Maclay named his gardens Killearn, after the birth place of his great-grandfather in Scotland , and developed them continuously until his death. His wife continued their development, opened them to the public in 1946, and in 1953 donated some 307 acres of their estate, including the gardens, to the Florida Board of Park Service. In 1965 the gardens were renamed in Maclay's honor. The backbone of the garden plantings are Azalea s and Camellia s. Trees include Bald Cypress , Black Gum , Cyrilla , Dogwood , Hickory , Holly , Japanese Maple , Oak , Plum , Redbud , Sweetgum , and '' Torreya Taxifolia ''. Other plantings include Ardisia , Aucuba , Coontie , Gardenia , Ginger , Jasmine , Oriental Magnolia , Mountain Laurel , Nandina , Palmetto , Sago Palm , Selaginella , Wisteria , and '' Yucca Filamentosa ''. SEE ALSO |
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