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...
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...
$12 general admission | $10 for members Have you ever wondered what’s happening on Hog Mountain Road in Watkinsville? As you ride by, you can see unusual plants, shrubs, flowers and fruits. Ryan McNeill, superintendent of the UGA Durham Horticulture Research Farm, will discuss the behind-the-scenes research that takes place there. McNeill grew up in...
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...
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...