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State Botanical Garden at UGA encourages Georgians to help map declining grassland species

July 28, 2023
Georgia used to be home to expanses of open areas within forests with wildflowers and grassland species, but now, these grasslands have all but disappeared. The State Botanical Garden of...
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Will Rogers uses a smartphone to photo document a species for the Georgia Grasslands Initiative iNaturalist project.
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UGA works to restore native plants to roadside areas

June 29, 2023
Native plants installed by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia near the GA-10 Loop in Athens, Ga., are changing the area from being covered in...
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Native plants installed by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia near the GA-10 Loop in Athens, Ga., are changing the area from being covered in kudzu back to a more natural state.
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Program supports people with dementia and caregivers

May 15, 2023
It’s a quintessential spring morning at the University of Georgia’s State Botanical Garden. The sun is starting to peek out from behind a patchwork of pale gray clouds, warming the air....
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Betty (center) and Tony (right) walk through the Botanical Garden with two members of the CARE Center.
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State Botanical Garden announces 2023 Student Art Competition winners

May 09, 2023
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia recently announced the winners of its 2023 Student Art Competition. The competition, funded by The J.A. and H.G. Woodruff,...
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Sadie Pijanowski’s work, "Scenes of the Garden,” is the first-place winner of the 2023 State Botanical Garden of Georgia Student Art Competition.
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UGA planting the seeds for community engagement through partnerships

April 27, 2023
The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel installed a Georgia Pollinator Plant of the Year garden to help raise awareness about declining pollinating insect populations. The Georgia...
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The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel installed a Georgia Pollinator Plant of the Year garden to help raise awareness about declining pollinating insect populations.
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Spring planting tips from the UGA State Botanical Garden of Georgia

March 29, 2023
Spring is finally here, and the experts at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia share tips to think about before you start planting your garden....
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A staff member assists a plant sale shopper in 2022.
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Spring into exploration at State Botanical Garden’s Georgia Questival

March 06, 2023
From the mountains to the coast, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia invites participants to spring into exploration through activities showcasing Georgia’s natural resources at...
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Families spring into exploration at Georgia Questival in 2022.
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State Botanical Garden annual light show continues to blossom

February 22, 2023
While many of the plants at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia are dormant during the winter, the garden’s annual light show, Winter WonderLights, continues...
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Visitors enjoy the Garden of Delights at Winter WonderLights
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State Botanical Garden at UGA encourages planting for pollinators

February 07, 2023
With so many options available, it can be challenging to know what plants to add to your home garden that will look beautiful and help the environment. The State Botanical...
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Georgia Pollinator Plants of the year collage
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UGA’s winter lights show provided a special outing for one group of young people and their families

January 12, 2023
To see Philip Clementson racing across the State Botanical Garden from one glittering display to another you’d never know he began life with a critical congenital heart defect. While still...
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta visits Winter Wonderlights 2022
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Winter WonderLights returns to UGA’s State Botanical Garden in November

September 07, 2022
For the second year, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia will transform into a sparkling wonderland of lights this winter. Winter WonderLights, presented by the...
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Students enjoy Winter WonderLights
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UGA expands access to native plant certificate program

July 19, 2022
At UGA’s Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center, adult students study bees under a microscope, build bee houses and tour the center’s ethnobotanical garden. It’s all part of the Bee-utiful...
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Students in an adult education class learn about native pollinators
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State Botanical Garden takes the guess work out of planting pollinators

June 21, 2022
Spring, summer and fall, it’s easy to select the best plants to draw pollinators to your yard. Just look for the Georgia Pollinator Plants of the Year label at Georgia nurseries...
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Downtown Athens Connect to Protect pollinator garden beds
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As COVID cases dropped, Clarke County students began returning to UGA

May 24, 2022
For Clarke County School District students, getting back to normal means going back to UGA for annual field trips. In the fall, a group of pre-Kindergarten students were the first...
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Pre-K students sniff mint in the Heritage Garden
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UGA State Botanical Garden dedicates new porcelain museum, garden updates

April 21, 2022
With the snip of a red ribbon, a cheer and a lot of smiles, State Botanical Garden of Georgia donors, faculty and staff watched as UGA leaders officially dedicated the...
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Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum
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UGA Partnerships Yield Tangible Results In Fighting Floodplain Invasive Species

March 10, 2022
What happens when research scientists and conservation practitioners work together to restore Georgia’s floodplains? Collaborative efforts led by University of Georgia graduate students and conservation practitioners at the State Botanical...
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UGA researcher looks at native plants in a flood plain

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