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.
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. Native plants can be tough, beautiful plants for your home landscape as well...
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, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden while making new friends and enjoying the fresh air. Rambles start with an inspirational reading by a...
$12 general admission | $10 for members Are you curious about the natural and cultural history of the Oconee River? Join us as we welcome David Titshaw with Oconee Joe Paddle Co. Titshaw is well-known for leading kayaking tours throughout the Upper Oconee watershed from Athens downstream to Lake Oconee. He also has a vast...
The Visitor Center and Conservatory will close early at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
The cool, moist forests of the Piedmont’s ravines and slopes support a wealth of spring wildflowers. Students will learn the botanical terminology to identify and describe plants and will learn a variety of tools to identify spring-blooming plants. We will then visit the Dunson Native Flora Garden and learn about a number of spring ephemerals...
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...
What can students do on a school day off? Come to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia for a Circular STEM Day! Kids from 3rd-8th grade will explore nature and discover its genius and inspiration. After seeing nature up-close in the garden, they will create and build things that eliminate waste and pollution, use materials in...
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, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden while making new friends and enjoying the fresh air. Rambles start with an inspirational reading by a...
Join us for this year's Friends of the Garden Annual Meeting featuring keynote speaker Carol Reese. This event is free and open to the public. A donation is encouraged for attendees who aren't Friends of the Garden members. The registration deadline is Friday, March 7, at noon. Carol Reese is a retired Extension Horticulture Specialist...
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 special, behind-the-scenes 15-minute tours focusing on the history of the Flora Danica books and the project to catalog the flora of the 18th and 19th century Danish kingdom. Visitors will get a special viewing of a Flora Danica book and its illustrations and hear about the fascinating and complex history of completing...
We regret to announce that due to predicted severe weather conditions, Questival, scheduled for this Sunday, March 16, has been canceled. $5 per individual, $20 per family and children two and under are free Join the State Botanical Garden of Georgia staff, students, volunteers and local partners for our spring family festival, Georgia Questival. Exhibitors...
Join us for special, behind-the-scenes 15-minute tours focusing on the history of the Flora Danica books and the project to catalog the flora of the 18th and 19th century Danish kingdom. Visitors will get a special viewing of a Flora Danica book and its illustrations and hear about the fascinating and complex history of completing...
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, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden while making new friends and enjoying the fresh air. Rambles start with an inspirational reading by a...
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 another for a morning of adventure in the garden through a variety of activities that can include songs, puppets, stories, hikes and games. Each week...
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, it is a challenge to decide which plants to target with limited time and resources. Management considerations include general strategies for early detection, treatment and...
Join us for special, behind-the-scenes 15-minute tours focusing on the history of the Flora Danica books and the project to catalog the flora of the 18th and 19th century Danish kingdom. Visitors will get a special viewing of a Flora Danica book and its illustrations and hear about the fascinating and complex history of completing...
Join us for special, behind-the-scenes 15-minute tours focusing on the history of the Flora Danica books and the project to catalog the flora of the 18th and 19th century Danish kingdom. Visitors will get a special viewing of a Flora Danica book and its illustrations and hear about the fascinating and complex history of completing...
This course is developed for participants to enhance their design philosophy and create plans that are stunning, unified and functional. The class takes an architectural approach and emphasizes topics such as form composition and lines of force. This hands-on workshop provides extensive training in design theory; moving from a basic understanding to creating a master...
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, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden while making new friends and enjoying the fresh air. Rambles start with an inspirational reading by a...
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 another for a morning of adventure in the garden through a variety of activities that can include songs, puppets, stories, hikes and games. Each week...
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 to the ecology, habitats and plant communities of the granite outcrop ecosystem during an interpretive hike. As the mountain wakes up from a long cold winter, we will...
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia Student Art Competition is sponsored by The J.A. and H.G. Woodruff, Jr. Charitable Trust and Friends of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. This competition is sponsored to select original artwork that may be used to create signature items for sale at the State...
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.
Free and open to the public Meet in the Upper Parking Lot Join the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society for a morning bird walk at the garden. Look and listen for our spring migrants. First time birding? No problem. ORAS members will help you spot and identify the feathery creatures. All birding levels are welcome. Bring...
In this course, we will discuss the history of our Georgia Piedmont soils, the history of public land in Georgia, and general soil ecology and biology. What is soil? What factors affect soil properties? These are a couple of the questions we will address in this class, which will include a lecture as well as...
Join us for special, behind-the-scenes 15-minute tours focusing on the history of the Flora Danica books and the project to catalog the flora of the 18th and 19th century Danish kingdom. Visitors will get a special viewing of a Flora Danica book and its illustrations and hear about the fascinating and complex history of completing...