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Augusta National Gardens Rich in History and Horticulture
Aiken writer Susan Elder recalls Augusta National’s plantation history, Berckmans influence, and the site’s azaleas pines and Bermuda turf. The piece blends golf lore with horticultural heritage and notes Bent grass limits for home lawns while quoting Bobby Jones on the grounds.
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Augusta National
Aiken
Berckmans
Hobby
Prosper
Fruitlands
Berckmanses
America
Ted Stephens
Nurseries
Caroliniana
United States
Eisenhower
Georgia Green Industry Association
Prosper Berckmans
South
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bobby Jones
Susan Elder
Aiken Gardens