The British Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio celebrated its centennial on April 14, 2016. Originally founded as the Shakespeare Garden in 1916 in honor of William Shakespeare’s tercentennial death day, the British Cultural Garden is the foremost outpost of British culture in Cleveland. In 1934, the Shakespeare Garden was formally renamed the British Garden and it became the cornerstone upon which the Cleveland Cultural Gardens were founded. Now boasting thirty-six gardens, with more being planned, the Cleveland Cultural Gardens are unique as the only system of gardens in the world influencing and influenced by more than one hundred twenty ethnicities.
The Cultural Gardens’ motto, “peace through mutual understanding”, promotes positivity, cooperation, and growth between cultures, often functioning like a plant-based United Nations, with the British Garden at its heart.
Follow the renovations, restorations, partnerships, and events of the British Cultural Garden in Cleveland on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit the Garden at 1131 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44108 and share your photos online with #BritGardenCLE.
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