Tag Archives: UGA

UGA Campus Kitchen keeps food on the table with help from UGA Public Service and Outreach

April 1st, 2020

On a rainy Monday morning in March, staff at the UGA State Botanical Garden of Georgia are in the children’s garden harvesting bushels of kale, collards, parsley and beets they no longer need for educational programs this spring. They are… Full story

An interdisciplinary collaboration at UGA’s State Botanical Garden highlights local music

February 20th, 2018

Music and nature are two things known to soothe the soul. It’s only natural the two have come together for Pickin’ at the Garden, an interactive workshop and concert series produced by the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, the… Full story

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Oconee Middle School courtyard gets new life through partnership with UGA

December 14th, 2017

Instead of pencils and paper, the tools Shari Travers’ seventh-grade students used on a recent fall morning were shovels and rakes. The courtyard outside her classroom window already had been cleared, some invasive plants removed, and space made for a… Full story

UGA breaks ground on new learning environment for children at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia

September 1st, 2017

With the ceremonial turn of red and black spades, University of Georgia officials and dignitaries officially kicked off construction of the $5 million Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia on Sept. 1. The 2.5-acre,… Full story

UGA grad student offers workshop on medicinal plants

August 3rd, 2017

Though not a typical classroom, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia is one of the University of Georgia’s richest learning environments. The 313-acre garden was graduate student Melissa Ray’s first stop when she came to Athens and now she spends… Full story

Design underway, groundbreaking for UGA’s Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden is set

July 17th, 2017

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia has hired a designer and a construction manager for the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden, and plans to break ground on Sept. 1. Koons Environmental Design, of Athens, Ga., will lead plans for the… Full story

Collaborating for Plant Conservation

July 6th, 2017

When it comes to plant conservation, the key to success is collaboration. Partners in the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance (GPCA) know this all too well. Headquartered at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at UGA (SBG), GPCA is a network… Full story

Local student brings pollinator program to Colham Ferry, helps school with STEM endeavors

June 22nd, 2017

Harper Ann Moffett, an Oconee County High School junior, recently introduced third graders at Colham Ferry Elementary School (CFES) to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia’s pollinator conservation program, Connect to Protect. In March, Moffett spoke with the students about… Full story

UGA student uses grant to launch pollinator project on rooftop

June 13th, 2017

  The grassy roof of the University of Georgia’s geography-geology building is an oasis for pollinators thanks to an enterprising student at the State Botanical Garden. Carson Dann, who graduated in May with a degree in agriculture, used a mini-grant… Full story

Join us for the 2017 Sunflower Concert Series

June 8th, 2017

The 16th annual Sunflower Concert Series will kick off at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at UGA on June 13. The garden will host four performances during the series, held Tuesday evenings in June, July, August and September. All… Full story