Bring a friend and join us for a hands-on flower arranging workshop! Carol McKeen, Tropical Collection & Herb and Physic Garden curator, will lead you step by step in creating a stunning arrangement to take home — vase included. All supplies are provided, and guests can also enjoy drinks and light appetizers.
Join us at 2 p.m. every Tuesday for an in-depth, one-hour tour of the State Botanical Garden's Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum. These tours are led by the curator or docents. Tours are $5 per person, payable at the Garden Gift Shop upon arrival.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. Join us for a chocolate tasting and presentation by Peter Dale of Condor Chocolates. Also 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.
Horticulture staff will lead a hands-on orchid repotting class. Basic supplies of orchid repotting media are included. Choose one of six 20-minute sessions. Please only bring one orchid and a pot for repotting. An orchid repotting kit is also offered for an additional $25 and includes extra media for future repotting and a small pot.
Join us at 2 p.m. every Tuesday for an in-depth, one-hour tour of the State Botanical Garden's Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum. These tours are led by the curator or docents. Tours are $5 per person, payable at the Garden Gift Shop upon arrival.
Growing and protecting native plants are important for many reasons: they celebrate our state and region, they are well suited to our region’s growing conditions and they are the foundation of the complex ecosystem that supports insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Join us for this year’s Native Plant Symposium to explore the importance of...
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.
Join us at 2 p.m. every Tuesday for an in-depth, one-hour tour of the State Botanical Garden's Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum. These tours are led by the curator or docents. Tours are $5 per person, payable at the Garden Gift Shop upon arrival.
From Georgia to the World: William Bartram’s Botanical Legacy Featuring Dorinda Dallmeyer During his five-year botanical journey through the Southeast, William Bartram documented 42 plant species new to science — 15 of them in Georgia. His explorations ranged from the sea islands and the Blue Ridge mountains to the St. Mary’s, Savannah and Chattahoochee rivers....
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...
Sabrina Sewell, botanist Taxonomy is the fundamental branch of science that names and classifies all elements of the world around us, including living things. A plant taxonomist specializes in determining groupings, relationships and ultimately, the names and identities of plants. This process utilizes pertinent data such as phylogenetics, phytogeography and phenology, but most essentially, plant...
Richard Ludwig, PhD, former host of PBS TV’s GardenSmart, past garden specialist for Southern Living 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...