© 2012 Madalan Lennep - Pharos Consulting Services      MRA invites you to shop with us at the Garden Gate Gift Shop, and Greenhouse.  Our shop, located on the MRA campus in the Gardens Market, is always filled with an exciting array of unique gifts for your garden, home, and patio.  You will of course still be able to find a large selection of beautiful flowers, plants, and herbs that will add just the right touch to your garden.  Our hanging baskets and container gardens will also make that perfect Mother’s Day gift.  We will offer a wide variety of outdoor entertaining accessories that will be sure to interest every garden shopper.       The headquarters for the Gardens of Madison County is located at MRA and features Jenny’s Garden.  This garden was designed in May 1999, as a memorial for Jennifer Lynn Palmer, a student at MRA.  Her parents, Randy and Lynn, and her older sister, Anne, together with Jenny’s fourth grade classmates, wanted to have a special place for students and faculty to treasure.       Prior to dedication, Jenny’s classmates released one hundred Painted Lady butterflies into this beautiful garden.  The garden has a walking path, which leads under an arbor covered in lush wisteria and Carolina jessamine, to wrought iron settees.       Carefully selected plantings were specifically chosen to attract butterflies and to provide color during all the seasons.  Buddleia, abelia, vitex, asters and lantana are just a few of the plants placed in the garden.  The English ivy climbing the pine tree holds special meaning, because it was one of Jenny’s favorites.  Click to visit the MRA website Gardens Market Application