Founded in 1975, the Cherokee Garden Library gets its name from the state floral emblem of Georgia, the Cherokee rose. The Cherokee Garden Club of Atlanta created the library, and it is now a special collection library at the Kenan Research Center (housed within the Atlanta History Center). The library gathers and preserves artifacts across environmental fields, including design, history, horticulture, botany, plant ecology, and landscapes. These preservation efforts, which have cataloged materials from the 16th-century to the present, invite viewers into the stories of horticulture history across the Southeastern United States. At the link above, visitors can get a taste of the collection by viewing seven highlights. For example, readers can try their hand at sketching sunflowers, browse the papers of professional landscape designer Humphry Repton, and learn about the history of the Georgia peach. The Cherokee Garden Library Collection highlights portal is funded by the Ashley Wright McIntyre Education and Programming Endowment Fund.