

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Cultivating Knowledge: Early History of Kalmia Gardens
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Dr. George Sawyer, Director Emeritus of Kalmia Gardens, for his presentation in Kalmia Gardens’ adult education series, Cultivating Knowledge: A Lecture Series, at the Joslin Education Center. Pre-registration and $5 tickets are required.

Dr. Sawyer will be presenting his lecture Early History of Kalmia Gardens. He will be discussing the early history of the development of Kalmia Gardens by May Roper Coker and her gift to Coker College. This will be followed by Dr. Sawyer’s personal involvement with transitioning the garden from a private estate garden to a public garden and its role in the tourism industry in Hartsville, S.C., while maintaining its role as an outdoor classroom/laboratory of the college.

Dr. George Sawyer’s educational history is rich, having attended Beloit College, earning a BA in Biology, then attending UNC-Chapel Hill, earning an MA in Botany, and finally attending Clemson University where he earned his PhD in Forest Pathology. Dr. Sawyer came to Coker College in 1965 and retired in 2006. While at Coker, he was a teacher in the Biology Department, Director of Physical Plant, and Director of Kalmia Gardens. Throughout his tenure at Coker he worked at the garden as time permitted.

Please note: This event is held at the Joslin Education Center at:
1520 W. Carolina Avenue
Hartsville, S.C. 29550

April 15, 2026
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartsville/cultivating-knowledge-early-history-of-kalmia-gardens/200029453172142
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hartsville
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1520 W Carolina Ave, Hartsville, SC 29550-4904, United States
- **lat**: 34.36622
- **long**: -80.11319
- **full address**: 1520 W Carolina Ave, Hartsville, SC 29550-4904, United States

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- **organizer**: Kalmia Gardens (https://allevents.in/org/kalmia-gardens/8283635)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1520 W Carolina Ave, Hartsville, SC 29550-4904, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Kalmia Gardens
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
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