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Danny Flanders, Public Relations & Marketing Manager • 404-591-1550 • dflanders@atlantabg.org
The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment.
Filming & Photography
The Garden welcomes the opportunity to serve your print and video needs, whether they are commercial or editorial.
For rates, guidelines and scheduling, please contact Danny Flanders, Public Relations and Marketing Manager. dflanders@atlantabg.org or 404-591-1550.
Garden Expansion
The Garden plans to expand to the north by nearly 8 acres along Piedmont Avenue, placing it contiguous with the Atlanta Beltline. The addition would make the Garden the city’s first cultural institution directly accessible from the popular 22-mile loop.
News Releases
- Norfolk Southern Awards Garden $500,000 Gift for Expansion August 2023
- The UPS Foundation Awards Garden $5 million for Sustainable Expansion April 2023
- Cox Foundation Awards Garden $25 million for Expansion to Beltline November 2022
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General Garden Information
Renowned plant collections, beautiful displays and spectacular exhibitions make the Atlanta Botanical Garden the loveliest place in the city to visit. An urban oasis in the heart of Midtown, the Garden includes 30 acres of outdoor gardens, an award-winning Children’s Garden, the serene Storza Woods highlighted by a unique Canopy Walk, and the innovative Edible Garden and Outdoor Kitchen.
Indoors, the Fuqua Conservatory is an organic biosphere and home to important collections of tropical and desert plants, and the Fuqua Orchid Center houses the foremost collection of species orchids in the United States. Efforts by staff of the Southeastern Center for Conservation include the preservation of wetlands and carnivorous plant bogs across the Southeast as well as the protection of endangered species of amphibians from around the world. An abundant amount of activities and programs are available in the Garden throughout the year, including popular annual happenings such as Concerts in the Garden, Cocktails in the Garden, Orchid Daze and Garden Lights, Holiday Nights.
News Releases
- Federal grant to help gardens better manage threatened plants November 2023
- Garden, India to collaborate on new plant species research February 2024
- Garden names Barnes new Chief Financial Officer May 2024
- Gardens partner to expand opportunities for future scientists January 2025
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Gainesville Garden Information
The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, opened in May 2015, celebrates years of planning and development of one of North Georgia’s most beautiful landscapes aimed at connecting visitors with both the natural word and cultural amenities.
The $21 million initial phase of the garden, developed on 185 acres given to the Atlanta Botanical Garden in 2002 by Gainesville philanthropists Charles and Lessie Smithgall, includes a contemporary visitor center, 2000-seat amphitheater, a model train garden, five acres of display gardens featuring nationally recognized plant collections, an interactive children’s garden and a native plant conservation nursery.
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General Images
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