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Gardens
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Botanical Gardens.
Ongoing Spring Events Mar. 4-Oct. 28 – Garden Playtime
May – Day Lilies, Hydrangeas, Hibis- Tuesday. Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
cus, Azaleas, and Native Wildflowers in Mar. 5-Oct. 29 – Storybook Time
Bloom at Massee Lane Gardens. Wednesdays. Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
March, April, May – Saturdays & Sun- Mar. 5-Sept. 24 – Drop-In Kids Gar-
days: Creature Feature; Guided Trail dening Wednesdays. Atlanta Botanical
Walks. Chattahoochee Nature Center. Gardens.
March-June – Daily Trail Walks. Chat- Mar. 5-Jun. 4 – Spring Gallery. Chatta-
tahoochee Nature Center. hoochee Nature Center.
Mar. 1-29 – Tai Chi–Quarter I. Satur- Mar. 5, Apr. 2 – Storytime by the River.
days. Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Chattahoochee Nature Center.
Mar. 1-Apr. 30 – Atlanta Blooms! Mar. 6-May 29 – Spring Weekly Walks.
Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Elachee Nature Center.
Mar. 1-May 31 – Frog Feeding. Satur- Mar. 6-Oct. 30 – Garden Grooves
days. Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Thursdays. Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
Mar. 1-29; Apr. 5-26; May 3 – Nature Mar. 6-Jun. 26 – Nature Ramblers.
Play. Oxbow Meadows. Thursdays. State Botanical Gardens.
March 1-29, April 5-10 – Discovery Sat- Mar. 6, Apr. 3, May 1 – Beekeepers
urdays at Elachee. Elachee Nature Ctr. Club. Dunwoody Nature Center.
Mar. 1-May 30 – Docent Led Tours of Mar. 8, Apr. 12, May 10 – Second Sat-
the Farmhouse. Every Friday. Columbus urday Volunteer Day. Dunwoody Nature
Center.
Garden & Nature Centers in Georgia Mar. 8 – 22 – Wonderful World Plants.
• Ashantilly Center, Darien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .912-437-4473 Smithgall Woods.
Mar. 10, Apr. 14, May 12 – Nature Lov-
• Atlanta Botanical Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404-876-5859
• Autrey Mill Nature Preserve/Ctr ., Johns Creek 678-366-3511 ers Book Club. Dunwoody Nature Center.
• Bamboo/Coastal Gdns ., Savannah . . . . . . . . . . .912-921-5460 Mar. 10-May 31 – Ecotinker Science
• Barrington Hall, Roswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-640-3855 Stations. Chattahoochee Nature Center.
• Big Haynes Creek Nature Center, Conyers . . . 770-860-4190 Mar. 11, Apr. 8, May 13 – PeeWee Natu-
• Birdsong Nature Ct ., Thomasville . . . . . . . . . . . .800-953-bird ralists. Chattahoochee Nature Center.
• Callaway Gardens, Pine Mtn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-Callaway Mar. 12-May 21 – Wellness Wednes-
• Chattahoochee Nat . Ctr ., Roswell . . . . . . . . . . . 770-992-2055 days. Hills & Dales Estate.
• Cochran Mill Nature Ctr ., Palmetto . . . . . . . . . . 770-306-0914 Thru Mar. 14 – Docent Tour Guide
• Columbus Botanical Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-327-8400
• Dunwoody Nature Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770-394-3322 Training. Atlanta Botanical Garden.
• Elachee Nature Center, Gainesville . . . . . . . . . .770-535-1976 Mar. 14, Apr. 12, May 12 – Full Moon
• Flint RiverQuarium, Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229-639-2650 Hike. State Botanical Gardens.
• Ga . Mt . Research Ctr ., Blairsville . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-745-2655 Mar. 14; Apr. 11; May 17 – Full Moon
• Ga . Nature Center, Watkinsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-769-1000 Hike. Phinizy Swamp.
• Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-893-1881 Mar. 1-Apr. 30 - Atlanta Blooms!
• GSU Botanical Gdn . Statesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .912-871-1149 Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
• Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-882-3242 Mar. 20-June 26 – Sweet Pea Club.
• Massee Lane, Fort Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478-967-2358
• Mill Creek Nature Center, Buford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770-787-7887 State Botanical Gardens.
• Oatland Island, Savannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912-395-1212 Mar. 22; Apr. 19 – Volunteer Day.
• Oxbow Meadows, Columbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-507-9550 Phinizy Swamp.
• Phinizy Swamp, Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-828-2109 Mar. 25-Apr. 22 – Introduction to
• Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens . . . . . . . . . .706-613-3615 Drawing in Colored Pencil. Tuesdays.
• Smithgall Woods, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-878-3087 Atlanta Botanical Gardens
• State Botanical Garden, Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-542-1244 Mar. 27-29; Apr. 4-5 – Native Plant
• Tybee Island Marine Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912-786-5444 Sale. Chattahoochee Nature Center.
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