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Virtual Spring Plant Sale

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. *Online Sale: Members, Saturday, March 30 – Sunday, March 31 Non-Members, Monday, April 1 – Tuesday, April 2 Pickup:  Friday, April 12, 12… Read More

Spring Break Week

Celebrate the transition from winter into spring with delightful family activities inspired by the colorful, bountiful and blooming Garden. Participate in free daily activities all week, which kick off summer activities such as Fairytale Friday, Curiosity Carts and more! Schedule: Monday, April 1 – Friday, April 5 Monday, April 1 … Read More

SOLD OUT: Enchanted Forest Day Camp

What kinds of magical creatures live in the forest? Bring your imagination, observation skills and creativity to this charmed camp and discover the amazing creatures that may be living in our fantastical woodland gardens. Schedule: Monday, February 20 – Wednesday, February 22, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Ages: 6 – 8… Read More

SOLD OUT: Spring Celebration Day Camp

Shake off the cool winter days and bunny-hop into a sparkling spring. The Garden will be blooming and chirping with life as we explore, play and create during this interactive day camp. Schedule: Monday, April 3 – Wednesday, April 5, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Ages: 6 – 8 Fee: $225… Read More

Fuqua Lecture – Saving America’s Amazon, Presented by Ben Raines

Environmental journalist and filmmaker Ben Raines offers a fresh perspective on the South and the incredibly diverse landscape beneath our feet. Alabama has more than twice the species diversity per square mile than any other state, and Georgia has similar diversity. Raines has won dozens of awards for his coverage… Read More

Winter Wonderland Day Camps

Cozy up and discover the wonders of winter at the Atlanta Botanical Garden! Dates: Dec. 18 – 22, Jan 2; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Ages: 6 – 8 Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee: $85/day/child (Member $75/day/child) Deadline: Dec. 11 for Dec. 18-22 camps/Dec. 27… Read More

Alston Lecture – The Southeast’s Paradoxical Palm: Sabal palmetto

Join natural historian and author, Jono Miller, for a wide-ranging introduction to this common palm that can live for centuries, survive fire, flood and freeze, and which played a role in our fight for independence. Once viewed as a potential building material for low-cost housing, cabbage palms (or palmettos) are… Read More

Light Bites & Garden Insights

Contributing-level and above members are invited to enjoy a behind-the-scenes presentation by horticulturists Jim Smith and Jose Rimerez to explore the Garden’s history of mosaiculture and aspects of Alice’s Wonderland Returns. Schedule: Monday, June 24, 5:30 – 8 p.m. Interested in upgrading to the Contributing or above level? Email… Read More

Member Fall Evening in Atlanta

Members are invited to a fun, harvest-themed evening featuring hundreds of pumpkins, colorful fall leaves and Scarecrows in the Garden – bring a flashlight to find all of this year’s kooky and inventive scarecrows! Enjoy live music by Gibson Wilbanks, family crafts, pumpkin bowling, face painting, chef demos… Read More

Light Bites & Garden Insights

Contributing and above members are invited to enjoy light refreshments and a behind-the-scenes staff presentation by Amanda Bennett, Vice President, Horticulture & Collections, discusses recent horticultural accomplishments and future plans. Schedule: Monday, August 19, 5:30 – 8 p.m. Interested in upgrading to the Contributing or above level? Email membership@atlantabg.org or… Read More