The Georgia Perennial Plant Association welcomes plant lovers of all kinds, because no garden is complete with perennials only.  We want to share that love along with knowledge, expertise and helpful information regarding buying, planting, caring for and sharing plants. We hope you will consider becoming a member.

 
Benefits of membership include invitations to our lectures at no charge, mini-talks, Q&A's with the experts, workshops, and local garden tours and visits.  Members also receive regular newsletters mixing updates on our activities with educational material about perennials and gardening.  

 

The Members' Only Content section gives members exclusive access to our lectures, newsletter and article collection, our expansive Plant Nursery Guide to Atlanta and Beyond, a list of Open Gardens that members can arrange to visit anytime, and other helpful gardening materials. 

 

Our low membership prices are a great value. Memberships for 2025 are $35 Individual, $50 Dual, $65 Business and $100 Sponsor or Patron. Memberships run from January 1 to December 31 of each year with renewals beginning in the fall prior to the new year. New members who sign up in the fall have memberships from the date of joinder to December of the following year.

  

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Speakers in 2025

๐ŸŒฑ We feature nationally known garden speakers that members can watch live, live-streamed and/or recorded.

 

๐ŸŒฑ Attendance at our speaker meetings or viewing our speakers virtually may be used by Master Gardeners as part of their required annual 10 hours of Continuing Education. 

 

January 20, 2025 - Dr. Doug Tallamy on Zoom (Date tentative)

  

March 17, 2025 - TBA soon!

 

September 15, 2025 - TBA soon!

 

October 20, 2025 - TBA soon!

 

  

Our regular meetings are held on the 3d Monday of the month at the Dunwoody Nature Center, generally starting at 7:30 p with social time beginning at 6:30p.  Find directions and info about where to eat nearby here: Dunwoody Nature Center. Check our Calendar of Events and Upcoming Events on the bottom of this page for more info about specific events.

 

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Symposium & Silent Auction

February 22, 2025 

 

Emceed by: Lisa Bartlett

 

Featuring three speakers:

 

Richard Hawke, Director of Ornamental Plant Research, Chicago Botanic Garden

 

Jennifer Petritz, Horticulturist, Garden Writer, Garden Designer and Garden Coach

 

Thomas Rainer, Landscape Architect, Author & Teacher 

 

and offering hundreds of fabulous items, mostly garden related, on silent Auction!

 

Location: St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 4393 Garmon Road, Atlanta, GA 30327

 

 

 

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And More

Organized garden trips beyond Atlanta including but not limited to:

 

๐ŸŒฑ February - Greenville Master Gardeners Association Symposium

 ๐ŸŒฑ April - UGA Trial Garden Sale and UGA Hort Club Sales  and Athens Nurseries

 ๐ŸŒฑApril  - Piedmont Gardeners Tour of Athens Georgia Gardens

๐ŸŒฑ June - American Hydrangea Society Garden Tour

๐ŸŒฑ Possible other "local-ish" garden tours (NC? TN? We are working on it; share ideas)

 

 

More local garden visits and garden-based parties including but not limited to:

 

 

 ๐ŸŒฑ Spring Midtown Plant Swap at Kathleen Dumitrescu's Home (May 2025)

๐ŸŒฑ Midtown Garden Stroll (May 2025)

๐ŸŒฑ A Spring Garden Party (TBA)

 

Plus "Shop and Sip" nursery visits, where -- on short notice -- we visit local nurseries and then visit a local watering hole for a nosh and drinks. It's a great way to really get to know fellow gardeners.

   

Be sure to regularly check our calendar or Upcoming Events columns below for news and details on these and more events to come. We are calendaring and planning fast and furiously!!!!! Meanwhile:

 

 

Click on the plant tag below to join or renew for 2025.  

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Recent content with quick links in blue:

Geums -- As in "Gee, Am I Doing Something Wrong?

Ajania pacifica - Gold & Silver Chrysanthemum

Chelone - Turtlehead

Homemade Weed Killers -- Is It Safe or Effective? - Gardening Article Blog

Perennial Plant of 2025 - Pycnanthemum muticum - Plant and Plant Biz Blog 

Abutilon - Flowering Maple - Perennial Profile Blog

 

Frequently Requested References

 

Updated Plant Nursery Guide to Atlanta & Beyond - Members Only tab (must log in) 

Aster Yellows Disease and Coneflower Rosette Mites

Plants for Dry Shade

Clay Busting Plants and Techniques

 

check out our facebook page for lots of informative postings Georgia Perennial on Facebook 

Or you can view our FACEBOOK PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE WITHOUT VISITING FACEBOOK HERE (Note that this works best on Chrome and non-Safari browsers.)

 

 

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Calendar of Events

 

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2025 Symposium & Silent Auction

 

Symposium & Silent Auction

 

Save the date to join us for a great lineup of garden speakers and a fantastic auction of plants and garden related items. Exact times TBA soon.
 
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St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
4393 Garmon Road, Atlanta, GA 30327
 
 
 
Emcee:
 

Lisa Bartlett

Lisa recently retired as Garden Supervisor at Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Alpharetta. Lisa also has a professional background in the world of comedy, having once been a talent agent for professional comedians. Lisa seamlessly combines her extensive knowledge and experience in horticulture with her comedy to both educate and amuse -- a perfect recipe for an emcee!
 
Featuring:
 

Richard G. Hawke

 
Director of Ornamental Plant Research, Chicago Botanic Garden. Richard evaluates and trials perennials, vines, and shrubs over long time periods to find quality plants that perform well and thrive.
 

Jennifer Petritz

Horticulturist who writes, designs, and coaches about gardening. Jennifer is the current President of the American Hydrangea Society and a self-professed plant nut who admits to being a plant hoarder.
 

Thomas Rainer

 
Landscape architect, author, and teacher, Rainer is a leading voice in the ecological landscape movement, incorporating wild and cultivated aspects in garden design to create more ecologically beneficial landscapes. Co-author of "Planting in a Post-Wild World” with Claudia West.
 
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Dr. Doug Tallamy - Monday, January 20 at 7:30 pm

 

 

 

Dr. Doug Tallamy, renowned Entomologist & Author speaks to us via Zoom only on Monday, January 20 at 7:30 pm.

 

Dr. Tallamy is a nationally acclaimed lecturer and professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Chief among his research goals is to understand the many ways insects interact with plants and animal communities. His book Bringing Nature Home won awards from the Garden Writer’s Association, and he is a regular columnist for Garden Design Magazine.

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