The Kavanaugh UMC Biblical Garden is designed to bring the Bible to life through God’s green and growing things. Filled with plants mentioned in the Bible, it’s a lovely, serene place that provides inspiration, education, and pleasure to all who stroll its paths or spend a few moments in quiet contemplation.

The Kavanaugh Biblical Garden is open to the public – everyone is welcome to wander the garden with Bible in hand, studying the plants, or to sit quietly and just enjoy its peaceful beauty.

The Garden is in the heart of Greenville at the corner of Johnson and Park Streets, just east of the church. It was researched and designed by Kavanaugh member and neighbor Pud Kearns, an experienced garden designer, and executed with the help of friends and church members.

“God’s Gardeners” divided the space into 3 major areas:

The Old Testament Garden

The New Testament Garden

The Gazebo Lawn

A surprisingly extensive list of trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, and grains is mentioned in the Bible. These plants were important in the daily lives of the people whose stories are told through the scriptures. In some cases, where the exact plants from Biblical times are unsuited to growing in our area, their botanical “cousins” have been used.

A partial list of plants in the Garden:

Trees Acacia Tree Apricot Tree Arbor Vitae Tree Cedar Tree Fig Tree Live Oak Tree Pomegranate Tree Red Bud Tree Russian Olive Tree Sweet Gum Tree Shrubs Boxwood Flowering Almond Hibiscus Oleander

Flowers Daffodil Iris Lantana Larkspur Papyrus Poppy Rose Water Iris Water Lily Grains Wheat Barley Flax Sorghum

Vegetables Pea Bean Melon Onion Garlic Leek Cucumber Other Plants Cotton Grape Herbs Rushes Thistle