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Mother’s Day Brunch at Longleaf

Make reservations now for a special, à la carte Mother’s Day brunch menu at Longleaf. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., the Garden’s full-service restaurant will serve a chef-curated selection of brunch favorites during one of its most popular weekends. Seatings are limited and likely to sell out in advance. Read More

Amphibian Adventure Day

March 4 – 5: Join us for the Fuqua Conservatory’s long-awaited return of the tropical frog exhibits! Get ready for a weekend of fun and learning as we welcome the frogs back home to the Garden. This event is free with Garden admission. Join Garden staff for a frog feeding… Read More

Amphibian Adventure Day

March 4 – 5: Join us for the Fuqua Conservatory’s long-awaited return of the tropical frog exhibits! Get ready for a weekend of fun and learning as we welcome the frogs back home to the Garden. This event is free with Garden admission. Join Garden staff for a frog feeding… Read More

La Calavera Catrina

Explore nine colorful, larger-than-life skeleton sculptures of La Catrina, one of the most recognizable figures of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), by Los Angeles artist Ricardo Soltero. An elegant female skeleton and an icon of Mexican heritage, La Catrina approaches death not through sadness, but as a… Read More

Emma Bell: Influenced by Flowers

British-born artist Emma Bell comes from a family of artists. However, she pursued a degree in Business and Marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University. While she painted in her spare time, when she moved from the UK to Atlanta in 2009 with her husband’s job, she took to her brushes and… Read More

Trolls: Save the Humans by Thomas Dambo

February 18 – September 17, Trolls: Save the Humans by Thomas Dambo – an exhibition featuring six of the artist’s enormous folklore-inspired sculptures built from reclaimed materials – will make its world premiere at the Garden.  The exhibition blends art, nature and messages of sustainability in a unique outdoor art… Read More

SOLD OUT: Preserving the Season

Capture the bounty of the growing season in a jar. Learn safe water bath canning techniques that work for a variety of fruits and pickles. Take home a sample and a few recipes with the confidence to try them in your own kitchen.  Schedule: Sunday, April 30, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Read More

Botanical Illustration: Capturing Details with Color Pencils

Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plants. The attention to detail will elevate your drawing skills. Schedule: Saturday, January 28, and Sunday, January 29, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Fee: $89 (Members $84) Deadline: January 24 Instructor: Jill Haack, Artist Please note: Participants must bring… Read More

Meet the Artist: Lorra Kurtz, Meet Me in the Garden Room

Meet Alpharetta-based artist Lorra Kurtz and dk Gallery’s Donna Krueger! Lorra’s artistic practice includes unusual materials, such as lavender stems, torn strips of bed sheets, and waxed rice paper. She likes to mix up the mediums present in her work. Ongoing themes of nature through florals and hummingbirds are present… Read More

Meet Me in the Garden Room

Since 2008, dk Gallery has become a destination for art lovers and art discoverers alike. A beautiful 1800s storefront space on Marietta Square invites guests to leave the ordinary behind on the sidewalk and step into something other. Reverently curated, the gallery brings exceptional local and national emerging and established… Read More