Georgia Southern University staff and students gathered Friday at the college’s Botanical Garden to unveil a new garden they say holds the promise of a more sustainable future. In an afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Botanical Garden grounds, school staff officially opened a new bioenergy garden that features an array of crops used in creating alternative energy sources. The new display is a joint effort between the Georgia Southern Botanical Garden, and the university’s College of Science and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Center for Sustainability.“One of the major issues of our time has become finding alternatives to fossil fuels for transportation,” said Lissa Leege, the director of the Center for Sustainability, who spoke at the ceremony.