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The State Botanical Garden will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, for maintenance.

Grow Your Own Prairie in North Georgia

Visitor Center & Conservatory Adult Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, Georgia, United States

Karin Hicks, Georgia master gardener and master naturalist Prairies, meadows, savannas and woodlands were once an integral part of Georgia’s piedmont and mountain ecoregions. These habitats have nearly disappeared but...

13th Annual Native Plant Sale

Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

Join garden professionals at the Mimsie Lanier Center for on-site plant shopping. Experts will answer questions about incorporating native plants into every space, from large gardens to pots. All of our...

Event Series Nature Ramblers

Nature Ramblers

Shade Garden Arbor 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

Free Leaders rotate among a group of local naturalists and biologists featuring guest guides. Meet at children’s garden arbor. Join the Nature Ramblers to learn more about the natural areas,...

Event Series Sweet Pea Club

Sweet Pea Club

Alice H. Richards Childrens Garden 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

Ages: 3-5 | $3 per class Join the State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team for Sweet Pea Club at the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden. Families will join one...

$3

October Full Moon Hike

Visitor Center Front Fountain 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

See the garden come alive at night! Join our monthly Full Moon Hikes to enjoy the State Botanical Garden after hours and hear discussions on nocturnal plants and animals, the...

$5

Warm-Season Grasses of the Georgia Piedmont

Visitor Center & Conservatory Adult Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, Georgia, United States

Zach Wood, grasslands coordinator, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Grasses are the most economically and ecologically important plant family, but most of us know very little about them and fewer...

Event Series Nature Ramblers

Nature Ramblers

Shade Garden Arbor 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

Free Leaders rotate among a group of local naturalists and biologists featuring guest guides. Meet at children’s garden arbor. Join the Nature Ramblers to learn more about the natural areas,...

Event Series Sweet Pea Club

Sweet Pea Club

Alice H. Richards Childrens Garden 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

Ages: 3-5 | $3 per class Join the State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team for Sweet Pea Club at the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden. Families will join one...

$3
Event Series Nature Ramblers

Nature Ramblers

Shade Garden Arbor 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

Free Leaders rotate among a group of local naturalists and biologists featuring guest guides. Meet at children’s garden arbor. Join the Nature Ramblers to learn more about the natural areas,...

Event Series Sweet Pea Club

Sweet Pea Club

Alice H. Richards Childrens Garden 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

Ages: 3-5 | $3 per class Join the State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team for Sweet Pea Club at the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden. Families will join one...

$3

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