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May 2019
Discovery Stations
Gainesville
Enjoy nature-inspired education stations. New opportunities abound to learn and explore the Garden environment every Saturday & Sunday at 10 a.m.
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Fairyland Trolley
Gainesville
Choo choo! All aboard for model-train trolley fun in the Gainesville Garden.
Learn MoreHoliday Tree Trail
Gainesville
Join us for the Gainesville Garden's first Holiday Tree Trail!
Learn MoreJanuary 2020
Dreaming of Spring
Gainesville
This workshop will jump-start your creative side to thinking about spring flowers in the Garden!
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Free Admission – Gainesville
Gainesville
Enjoy free admission to the Gainesville and midtown gardens in memory of Anne Cox Chambers.
Learn MoreOrchid Collage
Gainesville
Orchids are one of the largest and diverse plant family in the world. Create a display of them through collage in this 2-day workshop.
Learn MoreMarch 2020
Canceled: Take Great Pictures! – Photography Basics
Gainesville
This photography course is designed to help you take great pictures and discover how to use the camera you have – no matter how fancy or simple it is.
Learn MoreCanceled: Capturing Tulips Workshop
Gainesville
Bring your favorite medium to work in, pastels, color pencils, watercolor or pencil and sketchbook. Wander the paths and focus on the tulips in bloom to create a work of art.
Learn MoreCanceled: Members-only Children’s Garden Grand Opening
Gainesville
Garden members get a special first look at the Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden as activities and entertainment abounds throughout the Gainesville Garden.
Learn MoreCanceled: Children’s Garden Public Grand Opening
Gainesville
Join us for a day of celebration and free play in the Gainesville Garden's new Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden. Enjoy special programming, face-painting, performances, photos with Tree Man, music, food and more!
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Canceled: Garden Plant Sale – Members Only
Gainesville
Garden members get first dibs on the Gainesville Garden plant sale, which opens to the public April 18.
Learn MoreCanceled: Woodland Ramble and Garden Plant Sale
Gainesville
Browse a selection of arts and crafts created by local artisans and enjoy a fun, relaxing day in the Garden..
Learn MoreCanceled: Landscape Painting with Palette Knife
Gainesville
This fun class will focus on how to use a palette knife with acrylic paint. Explore the textural possibilities when using a painting knife.
Learn MoreCanceled: Light Bites & Garden Insights: Gainesville
Gainesville
Contributing level members and above are invited to the Gainesville Garden for morning snacks and the opportunity to meet the artists behind The Myth Makers.
Learn MoreGainesville Garden Plant Sale
Gainesville
Safely purchase and a pick up a wide variety of impressive plants from the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville.
Learn MoreJune 2020
Postponed: Morning Sketching in the Garden
Gainesville
Adding daily drawing exercises enhances your art!
Learn MorePostponed: Morning Sketching in the Garden
Gainesville
Adding daily drawing exercises enhances your art!
Learn MorePostponed: Flowers and Form
Gainesville
Working with pastels and charcoal, capture the light and movement of the flowers.
Learn MorePostponed: Create a Fairy Garden
Gainesville
Imaginations come to life in the form of a fairyland full of wonder that you can take home.
Learn MoreWine in the Woodlands
Gainesville
This summer, Wine in the Woodlands expands to Friday and Saturday nights through Nov. 1.
Learn MoreJuly 2020
Family-Led Fun
Gainesville
Can you find all twelve nature items as you explore the Garden? Enjoy Family-Led Fun July - October.
Learn MorePostponed: Landscape Painting with Palette Knife
Gainesville
This fun and innovative two-day class focuses on how to use a palette knife with acrylic paint.
Learn MorePostponed: Landscape Painting with Palette Knife
Gainesville
This fun and innovative two-day class focuses on how to use a palette knife with acrylic paint.
Learn MoreCanceled: Create and Paint Birdhouses
Gainesville
Children create and paint their own birdhouses while learning about local birds and their different kinds of birdhouses.
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Canceled: Native Plants that Support Pollinators
Gainesville
In the preceding weeks before the Great Georgia Pollinator Count on August 22, learn what native plants support pollinators and how you can be a part of the big count.
Learn MoreCanceled: Summer in the Garden: Mastering Watercolors
Gainesville
As fall approaches, this class will focus on the late-blooming flowers in the Garden.
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Sold Out: Morning Sketching in the Garden
Gainesville
Come join this 1 day workshop and get to know the Garden again!
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Pumpkin Scavenger Hunts
Gainesville
Explore Scarecrows in the Garden and go on a pumpkin hunt looking for festive pumpkin displays using these fun scavenger hunts.
Learn MoreSold Out: Gesture Drawing in the Garden
Gainesville
Work with pastels and charcoal to capture light and movement of the flowers in the Garden.
Learn MoreSold Out: Landscape Painting with a Palette Knife
Gainesville
Oct. 8-9: Explore the textural possibilities when using a painting knife, a fast paced way to paint with textural qualities and expressive gesture.
Learn MorePhotography Basics 101
Gainesville
Discover how to use the camera no matter how fancy or simple it is!
Learn MoreFamily-Led Fun
Gainesville
Can you find all twelve nature items as you explore the Garden? Enjoy Family-Led Fun July - October.
Learn MoreCanceled: Storybook Time
Gainesville
Join us for Storybook Time at two times! 10-10:15 a.m. and 10:45 – 11 a.m. every Wednesday, July 15 - October. Starting August 5 after Storybook Time, children can pick up a grab-and-go bagged craft to create at home!
Learn MoreFebruary 2021
Cancelled: Capturing the Birds of Winter
Gainesville
Working with watercolor graphite and using water-soluble graphite mixed with water, your work will mimic an ink wash. Layering different mediums adds depth and texture to the art.
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SOLD OUT: Photography Basics – Focus on Tulips
Gainesville
Using your own camera/mobile phone, no matter how fancy or simple, learn exposure, aperture, shutter speed and ISO basics.
Learn MoreWings of Wonder: Towering Works of Nature
Gainesville
Big birds are flocking to the Gainesville garden this spring for Wings of Wonder: Towering Works of Nature.
Learn MoreSOLD OUT: Container Gardening
Gainesville
Explore container gardening basics: plant selection, soil types and appropriate containers.
Learn MoreMyth Makers Artist Talk
Gainesville
Meet and greet with the artists of the exhibit, Wings of Wonder: Towering Works of Nature.
Learn MoreApril 2021
SOLD OUT: Exploring Shade Gardening
Gainesville
Learn about fantastic understory trees, shrubs and herbaceous plant choices, including many seldom-used selections.
Learn MoreGolden Spring in Watercolor
Gainesville
Using gold metallic watercolor, this workshop will jump start creativity using watercolor-ground medium.
Learn MoreMay 2021
Cocktails in the Garden Gainesville
Gainesville
Wine in the Woodlands is now Cocktails in the Garden! Join us Saturday evenings for mixed drinks, wine and beer as you enjoy the Garden.
Learn MoreStory Time & Smiles
Gainesville
Listen to stories about bees, flowers, butterflies and other garden friends.
Learn MoreSOLD OUT: Mother’s Day Music in the Garden
Gainesville
Join your Gainesville Garden on Mother's Day for a concert with the North Georgia Chamber Symphony.
Learn MoreCapturing Hydrangeas Workshop
Gainesville
Working with pastels, allow you to capture the rich colors of the beautiful hydrangeas at the garden.
Learn MoreJune 2021
Succulents in Watercolor
Gainesville
Using succulents in the Garden, learn to layer watercolors, use liquid masks and more as you create your own masterpiece.
Learn MoreSOLD OUT: Herbs 101
Gainesville
Join a master gardener to learn the basics of herbs and herb gardening.
Learn MoreCANCELLED: Cocktails in the Garden Gainesville
Gainesville
Wine in the Woodlands is now Cocktails in the Garden! Join us Saturday evenings for mixed drinks, wine and beer as you enjoy the Garden.
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SOLD OUT: Painting on Pressed Flowers
Gainesville
Hold on to summer with this artful class on using pressed blooms and foliage as a painting surface for acrylic paint.
Learn MoreSeptember 2021
SOLD OUT – Fall in Love with Watercolors
Gainesville
This two day workshop will focus on the technique of using different watercolor ground to build your painting from the background up.
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Native Plants and Habitat Gardens
Gainesville
Discuss native plants and how to create a diverse, productive ecosystem in your garden.
Learn MoreCANCELED – Ladies Fall in Love with Cycling
Gainesville
Interested in starting cycling or learning more rules of the road or trail?
Learn MoreNovember 2021
SOLD OUT – Thankful Journaling
Gainesville
Art journaling can be a private space in which to express your thoughts and emotions. This class focuses on gratitude and thankfulness.
Learn MoreSOLD OUT: Bird Inspired Gardens
Gainesville
Join master ornithologist, Georgann Schmalz for a bird watching class.
Learn MoreGainesville Garden Open: Fall Break
Gainesville
Join us Monday, Nov. 22 for even more Fall Break fun!
Learn MoreDecember 2021
Fairyland Trolley
Gainesville
All aboard for model-train trolley fun in the Gainesville Garden!
Learn MoreGainesville Garden Open: Monday, December 20
Gainesville
The Garden will be open Monday, December 27 for Winter Break.
Learn MoreJanuary 2022
Flights of Color: Capturing Birds in Mixed Media
Gainesville
Mixed media art refers to a visual art form that combines a variety of media in a single artwork.
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Roses are Red: Acrylic Workshop
Gainesville
This workshop will focus on using acrylic paint to build color in your paintings.
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Nature Connects
Gainesville
The Gainesville Garden will present a new sculpture exhibition this spring!
Learn MoreSOLD OUT Gardening for Hummingbirds
Gainesville
Would you like to know the best plants and feeders that are successful in attracting Ruby- throated Hummingbirds? Learn about the fascinating features of these amazing birds?
Learn MoreWelcoming Spring in the Garden Walking Tour
Gainesville
Join our Senior Horticulturist as she guides you through our many paths of perennials, shrubs, and trees.
Learn MoreTulips: Working with Watercolors to Create Texture and Movement
Gainesville
We will capture the wonderful shapes of the tulips and all their whimsical colors and patterns.
Learn MoreCANCELED Getting to Know Magnolias
Gainesville
Learn about the many different Magnolia species and hybrids, then tour the Garden’s Magnolia collection and discuss how to use Magnolias in the landscape.
Learn MoreBasic Photography
Gainesville
Spend instructional time in the classroom and time in the Garden shooting photos with an emphasis on early spring blooms.
Learn MoreEggstravagant Scavenger Hunt
Gainesville
Pick up festive, egg-themed scavenger hunt information in the Visitor Center for a fun, family-led excursion in the Garden.
Learn MoreApril 2022
Gainesville Garden: Spring Break
Gainesville
Join us from April 4 - April 8 for spring break fun!
Learn MoreCLOSED: Virtual Spring Plant Sale
Gainesville
Enhance your landscape with a variety of offerings available at the annual plant sale, featuring unusual native and non-native plants grown in the Gainesville garden.
Learn MoreSOLD OUT Meadowscaping
Gainesville
Learn how to create pocket meadows and convert lawn space into meadow space that supports pollinators and birds with this eco-friendly gardening practice.
Learn MoreLight Bites & Garden Insights
Gainesville
Contributing-level and above members are invited to a riveting presentation on bog plants by Garden conservationists while enjoying light refreshments.
Learn MoreMay 2022
Family Fun Day: Island Princess
Gainesville
Come and meet this Island Princess who saved the ocean.
Learn MoreCocktails in the Garden Gainesville
Gainesville
Enjoy a signature cocktail or other cool beverages, while listening to music, playing lawn games and strolling the Garden.
Learn MoreTai Chi: Beginners
Gainesville
Every third Saturday, May - July: Join us for Tai Chi in the Garden.
Learn MoreBotanical Terms Demystified: The Basics of Plant Identification
Gainesville
This class will introduce you to the language of stems, leaves, flowers, and more!
Learn MoreSynchronicity: Three Little Birds
Gainesville
Join us for two performance times at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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