The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens is located at 2 Canebrake Road, 10 miles SW of Savannah, the 51 acres of gardens has evolved from a rice plantation to a bamboo farm, to a USDA testing site and now a botanical garden managed by the University of Georgia.
Over 50 specimens of bamboo were planted from the 1920s through the 1940s. It is the largest collection of American bamboo open to the public outside of California. There is also an historic Japanese timber bamboo grove that Mrs. Miller planted in the late 1880s. The canes grow to 45 feet. Walk through a bamboo maze and climb the lookout tower for a view of the entire property.
Strolling the gardens you will also find 40 winter-hardy palm species and the largest collection of camellias outside of China. Specimen trees of Chinese fir, Lord’s holly, magnolia, Japanese evergreen oak, Chinese pistachio and Oliver maple are scattered throughout the botanical garden.