Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville

Name: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville
Address: 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville, GA, 30501, US
Telephone: (404) 888-4760
Price range: $
Rating: 4.6

Home
United States
Gainesville, GA
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville

The new Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville is now open! Tag so we can share your photos! Thank you for liking us!
(202)

The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville is a new destination for connecting with beauty and the natural world. Complete with a visitor center, outdoor gardens, a model train garden and an amphitheater, it is a cultural center for the community hosting exciting exhibitions, events, and educational programs. The nationally recognized collections expand the horticultural palette of the Atlanta Bota

nical Garden. The Garden has already developed a sophisticated horticultural operation and the largest conservation nursery in the Southeast on the property. Endangered plants will be propagated on the site for the conservation program. The new Garden is located on land donated by Charles and Lessie Smithgall. FACEBOOK POLICY
• We love hearing from friends of the Garden! Your pictures and experiences are welcome, but please limit your posts and messages to non-commercial ventures.
• Keep the conversation garden related. Inappropriate or irrelevant posts may be deleted.
• Plant questions are welcome - click the Plant Hotline Tab to consult an expert!

12/13/2024

Good things come in small packages! The Children's Garden Fairyland Trolley presented by gives a lot of joy for being so adorably tiny.

12/12/2024

The 𝘝𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮 in the Children's Garden is showing off its vibrant red berries. The holiday spirit is truly in bloom!

12/11/2024

Last season's Bob Ross Paint and Sip class sold out, so register for our Jan. 11 winter event ASAP. All supplies and one beverage of choice are included! 🎨 🖼️ Sign up: atlantabg.org/bob-ross

12/10/2024

𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦 by Greg Quick embodies the intrinsic connection between insects and gardens. Look for it on your next stroll through the Gainesville Garden. It's one of three works in the Garden donated by Hamilton Gardens and Susan Patterson.

12/09/2024

Join the holiday spirits in song as the North Georgia Chamber Symphony performs at the Garden on Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. ☃️ Selections include Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite, A Christmas Festival, Sleigh Ride, and number featuring the Chattahoochee Elementary Champion Chorus. Get tickets here: atlantabg.org/ngcsholiday

12/05/2024

🧑🏻‍🎄 The village in the Fairyland Trolley has an *extra* dose of holiday cheer!

12/04/2024

ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅꜱ ⛰ Enjoy a nature walk through trees and shrubs that are indicative of a southern hardwood forest.

12/02/2024

Desmond the Dragon is keeping warm in the Children's Garden. 🐉🔥

11/30/2024

🎅🏻 Back again tomorrow! Grab your camera for pictures with Santa from 1-3 p.m. on the terrace with our beautiful holiday tree. Free with admission.

11/26/2024

The North Georgia Chamber Symphony is coming to the Gainesville Garden this holiday season! 🎻🎄✨

🗓️ Dec. 15
🕕 6-8 p.m.
📍 1911 Sweetbay Drive
🎟️ $30

Learn more and purchase tickets here: atlantabg.org/calendar/gvl-holiday-concert/

11/25/2024

Is this seat taken?

11/21/2024

Come experience the festive Fairyland Trolley in the Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children’s Garden. Proudly presented by Norfolk Southern.

11/20/2024

Enjoying the season, one step at a time.

11/18/2024

The leaves of this Chinese ironwood or 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 warm up the autumn landscape near the Forest Pond in the Gainesville Garden.

11/15/2024

𝘐𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴. - John Muir

11/14/2024

𝘐𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 'Winter Gold' provides pops of orange in the Gainesville Garden. Come FALL in love with the Garden this season!

11/13/2024

And the Gainesville winner of Scarecrows in the Garden is... "Fly Me" by the Hall County Master Gardeners! 🦋 Congratulations on making such a wonderful display, and thank you to everyone who created entries for this year's fall exhibit.

11/12/2024

The woodlands are a riot of color this time of year. Come check it out Tuesday - Sunday.

Address

1911 Sweetbay Drive
Gainesville, GA
30501

Telephone

(404) 888-4760

Website

http://www.gainesvillegarden.org/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville:

Videos

𝓑𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓲𝓷, 𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓾𝓽. Take a moment for yourself in the Stream Garden. #abgvl

You could say Gainesville is looking more like Halloweentown this time of year! 🎃 Join us through Nov. 3 for Scarecrows in the Garden and vote for your fave!

Happy fall, y'all! Scarecrows in the Garden is blooming through Nov. 3. Check out some of the incredible creations by our community!

What was YOUR favorite part of FallFest? 🧐🍂 Let us know in the comments! Ours was seeing all the Scarecrows in the Garden "HalloWINGS" community creations.

Summertime abundance is here! ☀️ Senior horticulturist Kelsey Bartlett and horticulture manager Ethan Guthrie share more about our what's growing in our newest addition to the Gainesville Garden.

Desmond has lots of friends in the Children’s Garden today! 🦋 #abgvl

The sound of peace trickles in the Stream Garden.

Gainesville Garden Membership Giveaway 🦋

🦋 GIVEAWAY 🦋 Find the mini fluttering friends for a chance to win one of NINE free memberships every month through October! To be entered, visit the Garden and take selfies with all the mini Alex Heveri sculptures you find in the Garden + tag us on Instagram ➡️ @atlbotanical_gvl Each selfie with a different sculpture is a chance to win. One submission per mini sculpture (nine different sculptures, nine chances to win). #abgvl #exploregainesville

Glass in Flight artist Alex Heveri shares the inspiration behind her pollinator-inspired pieces, now on display in the Gainesville Garden. #abgvl

Gainesville Garden presents Glass in Flight

𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🪽 Soaring now in the Gainesville Garden. atlantabg.org/glass-in-flight/

JuneFest 2024

𝐍𝐄𝐖! JuneFest on June 1 brings kids' music with Miss Gail’s Jumpin’ Jam Band 🎵 Pollinator experts 🐝 A walk with Glass in Flight artist Alex Hervari 🦋 And a fanciful hummingbird hat contest! 🌺 atlantabg.org/junefest

Fairytale Fridays in the Children's Garden

Young adventurers, a world of enchantment awaits at Fairytale Friday! 🧚‍♀️🏰🐉 This Friday, May 10 at 11 a.m., join us in the Children’s Garden dressed up as your favorite fairytale character. Let the magic unfold with a storytime session led by Mother Nature herself. FREE with Garden admission! atlantabg.org/fairytalefriday