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The Rankin Welcome Garden
Location: At the admissions parking near the University Parkway entrance.
Featured plants:
- Agave ovatifolia (whale’s tongue agave)
- Salvia gregii ‘Texas wedding ‘ (white Texas sage),
- Crinum ‘Sangria’ (crinum lily)
When it blooms: Designed to have something blooming nearly every month of the year.
About: This garden, added in spring of 2013, provides a beautiful backdrop to our Admissions Guest Signs at the main entrance for our visiting guests and prospective students. The Welcome Garden has been dedicated to Bob and Nanabeth Rankin and Ed and Tootsie Rankin Pleasants by Mr. Alexander “Sandy” Rankin of High Point.