The Frightful Botanical: A suitably spooky journey into the macabre folklore and bizarre and dangerous plants of The Goth Garden Join author Felicia Feaster as she takes us back to the Victorian age, the dawn of Gothic novels by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker and Robert Louis Stevenson… Read More
Climate Wayfinding When maps come up short and the path ahead is uncertain, how do we find our way? In her new book Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home, Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson offers a compassionate and empowering… Read More
Save the date! The Spring Gardening Symposium & Plant Sale will return in 2027 on Saturday, January 23. Speaker line-up, plant sale vendors, and registration coming soon! Contact classes@atlantabg.org if you have any questions or concerns. more info coming soon… Read More
The Southern Appalachian Mountains are among the most biologically diverse temperate regions on Earth and have long been considered a living pharmacy for North America. Home to medicinal plants such as ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, yellowroot, sassafras, and pine, which have influenced Indigenous healing traditions, African medicinal practices, Appalachian… 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
Beyond Beauty: The Wildlife Value of Natives and Native Cultivars in Mt. Cuba Center’s Trial Garden Join Sam Hoadley, the Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center, as he highlights native plant species and cultivars from Mt. Cuba’s trials that will make beautiful and ecologically valuable additions… Read More
Explore unusual and rarely seen species and hybrids of orchids during the Atlanta Orchid Society’s annual show in Day Hall. Details at atlantaorchidsociety.org Show Hours Friday: March 13, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday: March 14, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday: March 15, 10 a.m. Read More
Naturalist David Mizejewski shares how to create a beautiful garden or landscape that fits into the local ecosystem and supports birds, butterflies, bees and a whole host of other wonderful wildlife neighbors. David will discuss native plants, the four components of habitat, and sustainable gardening. He’ll also… Read More
The phrase “words’ leaves,” koto no ha, was sometimes used to say “poetry” in classical-era Japan. Over a thousand years later, images drawn from the natural world (and beyond) continue to be at the heart of how poems work, expressing interior feelings and thoughts by speaking of what we… Read More
In partnership with the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, join us in Day Hall to celebrate spring with a musical performance from the Vega Quartet, oboist Alexandra Prior and pianist Julie Coucheron. Featuring beautiful music about flowers and gardens, the evening’s program includes: “Spring” by Antonio… Read More
