The garden will close at 4 p.m. daily for Winter WonderLights through January 11, 2026.
The State Botanical Garden will be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
Are you a student interested in working at the botanical garden alongside other students and staff to address important environmental issues? The State Botanical Garden of Georgia Learning by Leading™ program provides students with leadership skills and real-world experience with education, conservation and horticulture through hands-on experiential projects. Interested students are welcome to learn how...
$12 general admission | $10 for members Please join us as Grace Moorman explores the life and art of master sculptor Dorothy Doughty, focusing on Doughty's American Birds series. Doughty is best known for her work with the Royal Worcester porcelain manufactory, where she designed numerous sculptures of birds and flowers. She was an avid lover of...
Learn the basics of propagating native wildflowers and shrubs from seeds, cuttings and divisions. Models for inexpensive grow-light systems and a propagation timeline will be provided to ensure that your seedlings are ready to be transplanted outdoors in early spring. Participants will leave with several types of seeds to propagate at home. Time and weather...
The Botanic Musicale piano concert will feature internationally acclaimed musical artist Liza Stepanova and include a champagne ‘meet and greet’ reception. This is the 18th year for Botanic Musicale, a concert performed in memory of Neva Langley Fickling. Mrs. Fickling was an accomplished concert pianist, former Miss America, and served as a member of the board of advisors for the...
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 changing seasons and moon folklore. Be prepared to hike up to two miles on our wooded trails and in the garden, where visibility may be...
Join us for a chocolate tasting and demonstration by Peter Dale of Condor Chocolates. While sipping chocolate, learn about the cacao bean and some of the unique orchids in the garden’s collection from Jason Young, director of horticulture and grounds. Guests can also enjoy drinks and appetizers.
A local artist will lead the painting of a beautiful orchid while you enjoy drinks and appetizers with your significant other or make it a special night out with friends. Supplies are provided for each guest.
Native Orchid Conservation Efforts at Longwood Gardens featuring Dr. Peter Zale Over the last ten years, scientists from Longwood Gardens have been researching native orchid species to support conservation objectives. Lady’s slipper orchids, in the genus Cypripedium, are perhaps the most recognizable native orchids in the U.S. and a flagship genus for temperate orchid conservation...
Horticulture staff will lead a hands-on orchid repotting class. Basic supplies of orchid repotting media included. Choose one of six 20-minute sessions. Please only bring one orchid and a pot for repotting. Orchid repotting kit also offered for additional $25 and includes extra media for future repotting and a small pot.
Trees may be most beautiful in the winter when they are stripped down to their basic architecture. But can we know them without their leaves? In this class, students will learn the basics of identifying trees in the winter by learning about twigs, bark, leaf scars, fruits and tree form. Students will learn to use...
This course provides intense, hands-on instruction in design illustration and graphics. The full-day workshop offers participants bold yet efficient strategies to communicate design concepts on paper. Participants will improve their design communication and drawing skills. This workshop is part of the Certificate in Sustainable Landscape Design. You must register for all four workshops. Please see...
Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying and drawing from our wonderful, varied collections. All materials will be provided by the museum.