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Meet Me at the Garden

Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

Meet Me at the Garden is a free public event at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia that will focus on the joys of harvesting and cooking your own food...

Planting Design for the Sustainable Landscape

Gardenside Room 2450 South Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia

This workshop focuses on the effective use of all types of plant material. This full-day workshop takes an artistic approach centering on how to combine form, texture and color. How...

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

Memorial Day Garden Closed

Entire Garden 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

The State Botanical Garden will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, 2025.

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 Free Sketch Friday

Free Sketch Friday 

Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

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...

Free

Introduction to Graminoid ID

State Botanical Garden Visitor Center, Classroom 2 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

Melanie Flood, special project botanist, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program The term “graminoids” refers to three types of monocots - the grasses, sedges, and rushes. In this course, students will...

Insect Pollinators in Our Gardens

Virtual Lecture – Zoom

Paola Barriga, Faculty, academic professional, UGA Department of Plant Biology This course allows participants to evaluate plant-insect interactions in gardens from an ecological perspective. For instance, we will focus on...

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