March 2024
Spring Wildflowers of the Granite Outcrops of Georgia
Robby Astrove, preserve manager, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve Register Online Georgia is home to 90% of the Southeastern Piedmont’s granite outcrops, one of the most endangered and botanically interesting natural communities in the U.S. Students will be introduced…
Find out more »Planning for Pollinators: Their Biology and Habitat Requirements
Rachel Hughes, lecturer, Biology, University of North Georgia Kevin Tarner, professional horticulturalist Register Online Have you heard the buzz? Pollinators are in decline and need our help. One way to support local pollinators is to incorporate native plants…
Find out more »Soils of the Georgia Piedmont and Beyond
Mac Callaham, research ecologist, U.S. Forest Service Register Online In this course, we will discuss the history of Georgia Piedmont soils, the history of public land in Georgia, and general soil ecology and biology. What is soil? What…
Find out more »March Full Moon Hike
Meet at the fountain in front of the Visitor Center Fee: $5/person, pre-registration required Register Online See the garden come alive at night! Join our monthly Full Moon Hikes to enjoy the State Botanical Garden after hours and…
Find out more »Living with Trees
Kathryn Kolb, Executive Director and Master Naturalist, EcoAddendum Edward Morrow, Consulting Arborist, EcoAddendum Fee: $50 Register Online Mature trees are beautiful and make us healthy, but some may be at risk of falling. Most trees tell you…
Find out more »April 2024
Living with Trees
Kathryn Kolb, Executive Director and Master Naturalist, EcoAddendum Edward Morrow, Consulting Arborist, EcoAddendum Fee: $50 Register Online Mature trees are beautiful and make us healthy, but some may be at risk of falling. Most trees tell you…
Find out more »Living with Trees
Kathryn Kolb, Executive Director and Master Naturalist, EcoAddendum Edward Morrow, Consulting Arborist, EcoAddendum Fee: $50 Register Online Mature trees are beautiful and make us healthy, but some may be at risk of falling. Most trees tell you…
Find out more »Learning By Leading – End of Semester Showcase
UGA students are working alongside staff at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia to help address important environmental issues and develop hands-on horticulture skills. Learning by Leading™ provides students with a combination of leadership skills and real-world experience with education,…
Find out more »Entomology for Gardeners: Identifying & Understanding Common Backyard Arthropods
Scott Clem, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, UGA department of Entomology Register Online In this course, you will learn how to identify common arthropods (i.e. insects and arachnids) that are commonly encountered in Georgia gardens. This class will equip you…
Find out more »April Full Moon Hike
State Botanical Garden education staff Meet at the fountain in front of the Visitor Center $5 per person Register Online See the garden come alive at night! Join our monthly Full Moon Hikes to enjoy the State Botanical…
Find out more »May 2024
Ethnobotany of Native Plants
Ethnobotany of Native Plants: Through the Eyes of Native Americans Mark Warren, author and owner, Medicine Bow Wilderness School Register Online This workshop will provide an ethnobotanical journey through a Southern Appalachian forest and field site to discover the gifts…
Find out more »Introduction to Graminoid ID
Melanie Flood, natural areas conservation coordinator Register Online The term “graminoids” refers to three types of monocots - grasses, sedges and rushes. In this course, students will learn the basic morphological differences between graminoids, as well as how…
Find out more »Creating the Ultimate Landscape Design
Richard Ludwig, PhD, former host of PBS TV’s GardenSmart, past garden specialist for Southern Living Register here This course is developed for participants to enhance their design philosophy and create plans that are stunning, unified and functional. The class…
Find out more »May Full Moon Hike
Meet at the fountain in front of the Visitor Center Fee: $5/person, pre-registration required Register Online See the garden come alive at night! Join our monthly Full Moon Hikes to enjoy the State Botanical Garden after hours and…
Find out more »June 2024
Carnivorous Plants of the Southeast U.S.
Will Rogers, research professional II, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Register Online If you are amazed by carnivorous plants, you’re in legendary company; the great Charles Darwin shared your passion and enthusiasm for them as well. This…
Find out more »Native Ferns of the Georgia Piedmont
Connie Gray, native plant specialist, Georgia Native Plant Society – Athens Chapter Register Online This course will focus on the most common ferns typically found in the Piedmont region of Georgia. We will begin with an introduction to…
Find out more »Insect Pollinators in Our Gardens
Paola Barriga, faculty, academic professional, UGA Department of Plant Biology Register Online This course is designed to allow participants to evaluate plant-insect interactions in gardens from an ecological perspective. For instance, we will focus on the importance…
Find out more »The Bee-utiful World of Native Bees
The Bee-utiful World of Native Bees Becky Griffin, UGA pollinator health associate Register Online Most people think of the European honey bee when asked about Georgia pollinators. However, there is an entire world of bees that are amazing…
Find out more »Summer Tree Identification
Summer Tree Identification Zach Wood, grasslands coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Register Online About 200 tree species occur in Georgia’s Piedmont forests and woodlands. In this class, students learn to identify some of the most common of…
Find out more »Native Plant Propagation
Henning von Schmeling, senior director of operations, Chattahoochee Nature Center Register Online Have you ever wanted to learn to propagate native plants from your garden? Have you wondered how layering works in plant propagation? Is it possible to…
Find out more »August 2024
Designing the Environmentally Responsive Landscape
Designing the Environmentally Responsive Landscape: a Nature-Inspired Approach Richard Ludwig, PhD, former host of PBS TV’s GardenSmart, past garden specialist for Southern Living Register Online This full-day, hands-on workshop is for participants wishing to create landscape designs that are stunning…
Find out more »Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity
Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity Jennifer Ceska, conservation coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Register Online Plant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge from ecology to horticulture to ethics and politics. This course surveys…
Find out more »Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity
Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity Jennifer Ceska, conservation coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Register Online Plant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge from ecology to horticulture to ethics and politics. This course surveys…
Find out more »Fungal Ecology & Diversity
Bill Sheehan, co-founder, Fungal Diversity Survey Register Online Fungi are one of the three major groups of multicellular organisms on Earth, yet they are far less well-known compared to plants or animals. Fungi evolved before plants, live inside all plants,…
Find out more »Native Plants and Insect Pollinators
Henning von Schmeling, senior director of operations, Chattahoochee Nature Center Register Online Numerous ultra-specific pollination strategies exist all around us between our native plants and our native insect pollinators. Often, these relationships with our native pollinators go unnoticed…
Find out more »September 2024
Fall Wildflowers of the Georgia Piedmont
Linda Chafin, botanist Register Online Our gardens, roadsides and meadows are aglow with color in the fall. In this class, students will learn to recognize the most common fall-blooming wildflowers in the Georgia Piedmont and be introduced to the basic…
Find out more »Native Ferns of the North Georgia Mountain Regions
Connie Gray, native plant specialist, Georgia Native Plant Society – Athens Chapter Register Online This course will focus on the most common ferns typically found in the Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Cumberland Plateau, Brevard Fault zone and…
Find out more »Fall Wildflowers of the Granite Outcrops of Georgia
Robby Astrove, preserve manager, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve Register Online Georgia is home to 90% of the Southeastern Piedmont’s granite outcrops, one of the most endangered and botanically interesting natural communities in the U.S. Students will be introduced…
Find out more »Monarchs & Beyond: Pollinator Stewardship
Susan Meyers, monarch watch conservation specialist, Monarchs Across Georgia Register Online This class will take an in-depth look at the biology and ecology of the monarch butterfly in North America, its migration, species status assessment and conservation efforts. With an…
Find out more »Managing Invasive Plants
Heather Brasell, environmental educator Register Online Whether you are managing your home garden, a public outdoor center or natural ecosystems, you will need to deal with invasive plants. Once you have learned to identify these plants, deciding which…
Find out more »October 2024
Plants We Love to Hate: Identifying and Controlling Exotic Pest Plants
Gary Crider, naturalist and invasive plant control specialist Register Online This workshop is an introduction to the identification and control of invasive, non-native pest plants. Students will learn about the major “offenders” in the Georgia Piedmont and how…
Find out more »Grow Your Own Prairie in North Georgia
Karin Hicks, Georgia master gardener and master naturalist Register Online Prairies, meadows, savannas and woodlands were once an integral part of Georgia’s piedmont and mountain ecoregions. These habitats have nearly disappeared but are now being restored and re-created by gardeners,…
Find out more »Warm-Season Grasses of the Georgia Piedmont
Zach Wood, grasslands coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Register Online Grasses are the most economically and ecologically important plant family, but most of us know very little about them and fewer still know how to identify grasses. In this…
Find out more »Groundcover Restoration
Heather Brasell, environmental educator Register Online This class will visit a variety of sites to compare and contrast different groundcover restoration projects and management practices. With an emphasis on management decisions rather than on identifying specific plants, this course will…
Find out more »Basic Botany: Fundamentals of Plant Biology
Sabrina Sewell, botanist Register Online Explore the biology of plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology, physiology, evolution and development. This course presents the fundamental information about plants upon which other courses in the native plant certificate program…
Find out more »November 2024
Planting Design for the Sustainable Landscape
Richard Ludwig, PhD, former host of PBS TV’s GardenSmart, past garden specialist for Southern Living Register here This workshop focuses on the effective use of all types of plant material. This full-day workshop takes an artistic approach centering on…
Find out more »Basic Botany: Fundamentals of Plant Biology
Sabrina Sewell, botanist Register Online Explore the biology of plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology, physiology, evolution and development. This course presents the fundamental information about plants upon which other courses in the native plant certificate program…
Find out more »Basic Botany: Fundamentals of Plant Biology
Sabrina Sewell, botanist Register Online Explore the biology of plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology, physiology, evolution and development. This course presents the fundamental information about plants upon which other courses in the native plant certificate program…
Find out more »Basic Botany: Fundamentals of Plant Biology
Sabrina Sewell, botanist Register Online Explore the biology of plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology, physiology, evolution and development. This course presents the fundamental information about plants upon which other courses in the native plant certificate program…
Find out more »Got Privet? Strategies for Managing 3 of the Worst Invasive Plants of Georgia
Gary Crider, naturalist and invasive plant control specialist Register Online Chinese Privet, English Ivy and Japanese Stiltgrass have extensively invaded Georgia’s natural areas, creating environmental havoc. With the right strategies, tools and techniques, these invasive plants can be…
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