Bit by bit, volunteers sow seeds for new Cobb County public garden Nowadays, it’s the eager chatter of volunteers and the constant clatter of rototillers that fill the air at what’s to become Cobb County’s first public garden. Plans for redeveloping the private garden, which the city purchased two years ago, as the Smith-Gilbert Arboretum are progressing rapidly.

Gilbert and Smith cultivated nearly 3,000 varieties of plants on the grounds of their Victorian farmhouse, complemented by their extensive collection of outdoor sculpture. After Smith died suddenly four years ago, Gilbert, a retired Buckhead periodontist, began to fear for his property’s future as developers closed in. So he offered to sell the site, along Pine Mountain Road off Cobb Parkway (U.S. 41), to the city for use as recreational space. Residents approved the $2 million purchase in a referendum, and the county is helping to shoulder the costs of converting the site to an outdoor classroom emphasizing nature, art and history.

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