Andisheh writes in…

I found out today Mrs. Gene Morse passed away Saturday. She was 90.

Even if you don’t know her name, I suspect you and many Decatur Metro readers know something about her. Woodland Gardens on Scott Boulevard was her home for the past 64 years. Over the decades, Gene and her late husband, Dr. Chester Morse, bought parcels adjacent to their original plot until they’d amassed about seven acres. Their intention was to keep the land as a nature preserve; an oasis of trees and plant life in an area that, even back when they bought it, was rapidly developing. Over the decades, the family turned down many offers by developers who tried to buy the land. In 2002, the family donated the land to the Decatur Preservation Alliance. They wanted to make it a public green space for the community. Even though Mrs. Morse lived in the house on the property, the garden has been open to visitors for years.

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