News

Children’s Garden Now Open!

We are excited to announce that the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden will be open to all visitors during the garden’s regular visitation hours, 7am – 7pm.  While we will not be monitoring numbers we do have some guidelines for… Full story

UGA’s State Botanical Garden of Georgia brings the buzz to the Athens community

The buzz around UGA this spring is coming from East Campus Road and Sanford Drive. That’s where bees, butterflies and other insects are gathering around new pollinator plant beds installed to raise awareness of importance of native plants, as well… Full story

Improvements to UGA’s State Botanical Garden make trails, riverbank more accessible

The roughly half dozen miles of nature trails at the UGA State Botanical Garden of Georgia are frequented by hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Now they are accessible to visitors in wheelchairs, pushing strollers or those who have… Full story

Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum now open

The Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia is now open. The newest building at the garden holds the personal porcelain and decorative arts from Deen Day Sanders. The space is designed to draw environmental… Full story

New entrance at UGA State Botanical Garden of Georgia makes grounds and facilities more accessible

A new entranceway to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia includes an outdoor elevator to allow visitors to more easily reach the grounds and facilities from the parking lots, and is the first of a trio of garden construction projects… Full story

Fall Native Plant Sale & Events

9th Annual Native Plant Sale – An Online Sale!  Fall is the best time to plant so come visit the 2020 Connect to Protect Online plant sale this October. It may be online,with scheduled plant pickup times, but just as grand!… Full story

State Botanical Garden receives funding to support food programs and online summer camps

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia was among 28 public gardens in the U.S. to receive funding from the U.S. Botanic Garden and the American Public Garden Association to help support its urban agriculture and community food-growing programs. The $15,000… Full story

Garden Earth Explorers – Summer Expeditions

Get Out in the Garden! Join the State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team as they bring you a new program called Garden Earth Explorers – Summer Expeditions. Families can choose from one of six 90-minute programs and enjoy their… Full story

Prairies in the Piedmont—important to People, Pollinators and Wildlife

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia is a founding member of the Piedmont Prairie Partnership, a group of non-profit, state and federal agencies that are documenting the history of Piedmont Prairies and taking steps to… Full story

State Botanical Garden of Georgia Plant Sale Goes Online!

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at UGA  Online spring plant sale  was a success so we have decided to leave the store open. You can now shop a selection of plants offered from our Greenhouses and pick them up… Full story