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1. www.redandblack.com › sports › behind-the-hedges-aBehind the hedges: A history of Sanford Stadium’s greenery

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   Aug 27, 2024 · The hedges during the second half of a NCAA college football game between Ball State and Georgia at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Georgia won 45-3. (Photo/Mady ...

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3. alumni.uga.edu › 2024/03/20 › about-behind-andAbout, Behind and Between the Hedges - UGA Alumni

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   Mar 20, 2024 · As generations of Bulldogs would tell you, there’s no line of shrubbery as iconic to sports as the hedges of the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium. The Chinese privet bushes – Ligustrum sinense, taxonomically speaking – that frame Dooley Field have seen every Georgia home game since 1929.

4. www.onlineathens.com › story › lifestyleUGA course maps out genetic lineage of iconic Sanford Stadium ...

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   Nov 13, 2024 · Between the hedges and between the genomes: UGA maps genetic lineage of Sanford Stadium hedges. The iconic stretch of greenery that spans across Sanford Stadium just got a major ancestry test. And ...

5. gardenandgun.com › articles › between-the-hedgesGo Between the Hedges: A Georgia Football Tradition – Garden ...

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   Aug 28, 2018 · The famous hedges of Sanford Stadium get a trim. Sports in the South are inextricably linked to vegetation: think Augusta and its azaleas; Louisville and its roses; and Athens, Georgia, and its Ligustrum sinense, Chinese privet. The University of Georgia’s hedges, originally planted in 1929, have been dubbed “the most famous flora in ...

6. www.montgomeryadvertiser.com › story › sportsWhat is 'between the hedges?' Explaining Georgia football ...

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   Oct 5, 2024 · Between the hedges is a phrase used by Georgia fans to refer to the field at Sanford Stadium, as the Bulldogs' playing surface is surrounded by grass hedges. The shrubbery – Chinese privet ...

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   Nov 1, 2024 · When they were removed from the stadium for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, it had been close to 70 years since the original hedges were placed in Sanford Stadium. Clippings were taken and kept in nurseries and replanted after the Olympic games, but no one checked to verify that the plants in Sanford Stadium today are truly clones of those removed in 1996.

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   Are there bushes at the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium?

   • As generations of Bulldogs would tell you, there’s no line of shrubbery as iconic to sports as the hedges of the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium. The Chinese privet bushes – Ligustrum sinense, taxonomically speaking – that frame Dooley Field have seen every Georgia home game since 1929.

   About, Behind and Between the Hedges - UGA Alumni

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   What flora is in Sanford Stadium?

   • The famous hedges of Sanford Stadium get a trim. Sports in the South are inextricably linked to vegetation: think Augusta and its azaleas; Louisville and its roses; and Athens, Georgia, and its Ligustrum sinense, Chinese privet. The University of Georgia’s hedges, originally planted in 1929, have been dubbed “the most famous flora in football.”

   Go Between the Hedges: A Georgia Football Tradition - Garden & Gun

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   Could UGA use Sanford Stadium as a soccer venue?

   • Billy Payne, president and CEO of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics, approached UGA facilities managers about the possibility of using Sanford Stadium as the Games’ soccer venue. “Our first question was: Well, how big is a soccer field? ” recalls Ray McEwan, former UGA Athletic Facility supervisor.

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   Why are there hedges around Sanford Stadium?

   • Covering about 5,000 square feet around the playing field, the hedges take up a significant amount of sideline. This became an issue when Sanford Stadium was used to host soccer games for the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta.

   About, Behind and Between the Hedges - UGA Alumni

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   Should rosebushes be planted around UGA football stadium?

   • Meanwhile, back in Athens, UGA’s president at the time, Steadman V. Sanford, had started construction on what he hoped would become the best college football stadium in the South. The employee suggested that rosebushes be planted around the field, and the idea was received well – with one caveat. Rosebushes wouldn’t thrive in Athens’s climate.

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   Will UGA replant the hedges for g-day 2024?

   • For the third time in UGA history, the hedges were removed this February. They’ll be revitalized off-site ahead of the 2024 football season, including a full soil replacement, irrigation, and drainage work. The hedges will be replanted with plants of the same lineage in time for the 2024 G-Day game.

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9. www.walterreeves.com › landscaping › uga-sanfordUGA Sanford Stadium – Privet Hedge | Walter Reeves: The ...

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   According to four different horticulturists at the University of Georgia, the shrub is Chinese privet, Ligustrum sinense. I’m not sure where the confusion occurred. My guess is that a non-horticultural writer got confused with English boxwood and their misinformation has been repeated ad infinitum. Bulldog Nation would be in your debt if you ...