Cheekwood Cheekwood is a privately funded 55-acre (220,000 m2) estate on the western edge of Nashville, Tennessee that houses the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art. Formerly the residence of Nashville's Cheek family, the 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) Georgian-style mansion was opened as a museum in 1960.
Extending across the grounds from the Museum of Art, the Botanical Garden encompasses the entire 55-acre (220,000 m2) site with an emphasis on display, education, and study. The plant collections include boxwood, conifer, crape myrtle, daffodil, daylily, dogwood, fern, herb, holly, hosta, hydrangea, Japanese maple, magnolia, Southeastern US natives, redbud, and trillium.
The gardens and collections not only serve to educate, but also to please each visitor's sense of aesthetic. The gardens are an important horticultural resource for the entire region.
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