Nature engagement provides physical, psychological, and social benefits yet access to and use of local nature sites, parks, and greenspace is not always equitable, particularly for communities of color. These impacted neighborhoods typically have fewer street trees planted, are further from parks and other green spaces and, when parks… Read More
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue… Read More
Adventures in Ecological Horticulture Who doesn’t love butterflies? Our gardens can be stunningly beautiful while also providing a habitat for the wildlife that enriches our lives. For ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin, cultivating habitat is central to landscape management. In her 10 years as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park,… Read More
Cultivating Atlanta: Harvesting Knowledge About Urban Agriculture Embark on an enriching exploration at Atlanta Botanical Garden, where the host of Black in the Garden podcast, Colah B Tawkin, will lead the conversation as moderator for this community-centric event. Our esteemed panelists include Moe Hemmings, Community Outreach Manager for… Read More
Author and New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl is joined by Teresa Weaver, former book editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta Magazine, to discuss Renkl’s new book, The Comfort of Crows, and how gardens can be used to create wildlife habitats to fight back against biodiversity loss and even… Read More
Even in the South, winter can seem like an eternity. Plants with winter interest can make gray days more bearable by adding a spark of color and life to an otherwise dormant landscape. There are so many underutilized plants on the market today that not only flower, but have interesting… Read More
Feeding on flowers is complicated work. Bees venture out of the colony over and over again, collecting nectar and pollen for themselves and their nest-mates, learning how to identify and manipulate flowers that change throughout the season while dodging predators and parasites. How do bees manage it all? One option… Read More
To celebrate the release of his acclaimed book, The View from Federal Twist, join James Golden for the story behind his eponymous garden. Golden explores the garden’s cultural, historical, and literary influences, its horticultural experiments, and how it triggered awakenings in the author along the way. Part experimental horticulturist and part… Read More
Presented by the Greater Atlanta Rose Society, the annual cut-flower show in Day Hall features roses of every variety and color. LEARN MORE… Read More
Writer and popular speaker Georgann Eubanks will share stories from her trek across six states to write “Saving the Wild South,” a new book from the University of North Carolina Press. In her research Georgann studied the history and status of a dozen rare and federally endangered plants and interviewed… Read More
