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All of the free events will be in Downtown Douglasville between O'Neal Plaza and The Old Douglas County Courthouse.
To map directions to Downtown Douglasville, use the Downtown Welcome Center Address:
6694 East Broad Street, Douglasville, GA 30134
To reach Downtown Douglasville take Interstate 20 (West from Atlanta and East
from Alabama) to Exit 36 Chapel Hill Road. - Follow the Exit Ramp signs pointing
North to Campbellton Street. Follow Campbellton Street into Downtown Douglasville.
Park at Douglas County High School and ride the shuttle trolley or continue on
Campbellton Street to Church Street- turn left on Church and look for the City
Parking Lot on the left across from City Hall.
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The Penny McHenry
Hydrangea Festival
Friday and Saturday
June 6-7, 2008
 Presented by:
Douglas County &
Historic Downtown
Douglasville, Georgia
Penny McHenry, founder of the American Hydrangea Society, has been featured on TV Shows and too many magazines to mention.
Her love for hydrangea grew as a result of someone sending her a hydrangea when she lost her daughter. She propagated that hydrangea and the rest is history.
 The Penny Mac Hydrangea was named for Penny McHenry. This great honor was well deserved, as Penny shared her love and knowledge of Hydrangeas to so many others.
During the last ten years or so of her life, she became very attached to Douglas County through her relationship with local gardener and garden designer Susanne Hudson. She spoke to numerous groups and visited many gardens in our county.
Penny passed away in the spring of 2006, and in honor and tribute to Penny, her family has given the Douglas County Tourism and History Commission permission to use her name in conjunction with our festival. Just the use of her name elevates the legitimacy of our festival to a higher level. The July 2006 issue of Southern Living Magazine pays tribute to Penny as well.
If you have a beautiful garden in Douglas County and would like to be considered for next year's festival, please e-mail us with 3 photos and the committee will contact you! For more information, please contact us.
We'll be adding more information as our plans evolve.
Call us at 1-800-661-0013.
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