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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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Joey Allen, curator of the Shade and Dunson Native Flora gardens at the State Botanical Garden, 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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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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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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