Historic Blooms
URI’s first botany professor, Lorenzo Kinney Sr., planted the first trees on the Kinney Azalea Gardens property nearly 100 years ago. And today, it’s hard to find a busier venue than Kingston’s Kinney Azalea Gardens.
URI’s first botany professor, Lorenzo Kinney Sr., planted the first trees on the Kinney Azalea Gardens property nearly 100 years ago. And today, it’s hard to find a busier venue than Kingston’s Kinney Azalea Gardens.
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