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Drawing Orchids in Black and White

June 10 - July 15
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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A simplified approach, using black and white media, aids in exploring and drawing orchids.

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Tai Chi – Beginner – Quarter III

June 14 - August 23
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn this ancient Chinese martial art, designed to increase flexibility and balance.

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Tai Chi – Intermediate – Quarter III

June 14 - August 23
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn this ancient Chinese martial art, designed to increase flexibility and balance.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

June 25 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

June 26 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Pollinator Party

June 27 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Enjoy a family celebration of the bees, butterflies, birds and other animals that pollinate plants and are responsible for many fruits and vegetables.

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Chinese Watercolor Cherry Blossoms

June 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Learn how to paint cherry blossoms using traditional Chinese watercolor techniques. This class is appropriate for all levels of artistic experience. All instruction and materials will be provided.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

July 2 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

July 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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SOLD OUT: Seeds to Snacks Summer Camp

July 7 - July 11
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Taste the Garden’s fresh fruits, herbs, and vegetables and discover how they can be used to make delicious snacks. From the plants’ origins in the Edible Garden to their preparation in the classroom, campers will discover how plants grow into the foods they enjoy.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

July 9 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Plant. Eat. Repeat. Workshop Series

July 9 @ 6:30 pm
Smyrna Community Garden, 4201 North Cooper Lake Rd SE
Smyrna, GA 30082
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Atlanta

Smyrna Community Garden: It's summer 2025 and Plant. Eat. Repeat. is back! Continuing the theme of water conservation, workshops will focus on the benefits of Mulching and Drip irrigation. Join us to learn how to make your garden more water efficient.

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Garden Grooves

July 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Plant. Eat. Repeat. Workshop Series

July 12 @ 10:00 am

Atlanta

Clarkston International Garden, Global Growers: It's summer 2025 and Plant. Eat. Repeat. is back! Continuing the theme of water conservation, workshops will focus on the benefits of Mulching and Drip irrigation. Join us to learn how to make your garden more water efficient.

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Shade Gardening

July 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Learn about understory trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plant choices. The class focuses on plants that work well in combination for a healthy plant community.

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Chinese Watercolor Roses

July 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn how to paint roses using traditional Chinese watercolor techniques. This class is appropriate for all levels of artistic experience, and all instruction and materials will be provided.

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Eco Printing on Silk Scarves with Summer Botanicals

July 12 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn how to create beautiful plant designs on silk. Eco printing is imprinting images of leaves, plants, and flowers directly on protein fibers using a water bath process.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

July 16 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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SOLD OUT: Sizzling Succulents

July 16 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Learn the basics of these water-based plants.

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Garden Grooves

July 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Drawing Orchids in Colored Pencil

July 22 - August 19
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Explore the exquisite and varied colorations of the Orchid family.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

July 23 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

July 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

July 30 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

July 31 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Gardening for Birds

August 2 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn ways to make your yard and garden into a bird friendly environment. This class focuses on plant selection and garden design tips for making your yard a year-round stop for birds.

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Cyanotype Printing Workshop

August 2 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Cyanotype printing is a fascinating photographic process that produces distinctive blue-toned print that can be made on a range of surfaces and mediums.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

August 6 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

August 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

August 13 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Fresh Plates Dinner Series: Registration

August 13 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Select Wednesdays: Register to enjoy a relaxing evening dining, sipping and learning as local chefs prepare a four-part small plate menu. Learn new recipes and taste freshly prepared courses and wine.

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Garden Grooves

August 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Savoring the Season: Backyard Chickens

August 14 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Join educational chef and aspiring homesteader Taylor Mead for an overview of what you need to start a backyard egg-laying flock, including coop design and maintenance, nutrition and enrichment, breed selection, and ways to address some common issues you may run into.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

August 20 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

August 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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SOLD OUT: Savoring the Season: Making a Mushroom Log

August 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Educational chef and aspiring homesteader Taylor Mead shows you how to inoculate your own mushroom log in this hands-on class. Each student receives a log to take home to start growing your own gourmet fungi.

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Chinese Watercolor Peonies

August 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn how to paint peonies using traditional Chinese watercolor techniques. This class is appropriate for all levels of artistic experience, and all instruction and materials will be provided.

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Drawing Trees

August 26 - September 23
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Celebrate trees by learning to draw them with pencil, pen, marker, and charcoal. With the focus on trees native to Georgia, students will draw leaves and branches, tree trunks, roots, and tree structures and shapes.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

August 27 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Introduction to Seed Saving

August 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Explore the various parts of the seeds, plant selection, collecting, preparing and storing seeds helping to build confidence in this time-honored aspect of regenerative agriculture.

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Garden Grooves

August 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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SOLD OUT: Savoring the Season: Sourdough Basics

August 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Get an introduction to the basics of sourdough baking with educational chef and aspiring homesteader Taylor Mead. Take home a recipe for focaccia and learn to make discard pancakes together in this semi-hands-on class. Each student also receives a sourdough starter for jumpstarting their at-home baking. This class is ideal for sourdough novices.

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Homeschool Day

August 29 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Supplement your life science, botanical and environmental studies curriculum with a visit to the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

September 3 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

September 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Tai Chi – Intermediate – Quarter IV

September 6 - November 8
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn this ancient Chinese martial art, designed to increase flexibility and balance.

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Tai Chi – Beginner – Quarter IV

September 6 - November 8
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Learn this ancient Chinese martial art, designed to increase flexibility and balance.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

September 10 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

September 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

September 17 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

September 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity

September 24 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Atlanta

Wednesdays, March - Sept.: Join us for a kid-friendly gardening activity, such as seed planting, watering or harvesting.

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Garden Grooves

September 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Garden Grooves

October 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Garden Grooves

October 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Garden Grooves

October 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Garden Grooves

October 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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Garden Grooves

October 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:05 am
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta

Thursdays, 10 and 10:45 a.m.: Get ready to wiggle and warble! Join us for songs and dances inspired by the beautiful outdoors.

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