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
🌱 We feature nationally known garden speakers that members can watch live, live-streamed and/or recorded.
🌱 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 23, 2025, Thursday at 7 pm - Dr. Doug Tallamy on Zoom (Date tentative)
March 17, 2025 - John T. Manion, Education & Outreach Coordinator at Overhill Gardens, Vonore, Tennessee
September 15, 2025 - Hayes Jackson
October 20, 2025 - Lisa Bartlett & Ozzie Johnson
🌱 NOTE: Live speaker meetings for 2025 and forward will be held at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 4393 Garmon Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30327. Our regular meetings are held on the 3d Monday of the month generally starting at 7:30p with social time beginning at 6:30 pm. Check our Calendar of Events and Upcoming Events on the bottom of this page for more info about specific events. Learn more about our new location here: St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church.
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And More
Organized garden trips beyond Atlanta including but not limited to:
🌱 February 15 - Greenville Master Gardeners Association Symposium
🌱 April 5 - UGA Trial Garden Sale and UGA Hort Club Sales and Athens Nurseries
🌱April 19 - Piedmont Gardeners Tour of Athens Georgia Gardens
🌱 May 10 - Monroe "Nature Meets Garden Art" Tour - See Calendar for more info
🌱 June - American Hydrangea Society Garden Tour
🌱 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:
🌱 Spring Midtown Plant Swap at Kathleen Dumitrescu's Home (May 2025)
🌱 Midtown Garden Stroll (May 2025)
🌱 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
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
Clay Busting Plants and Techniques
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Calendar of Events
- Saturday, April 5
- Saturday, April 19
- Monday, April 21
- Sunday, May 4
- Saturday, May 10
- Monday, September 15
- Monday, October 20
- Saturday, April 5
- Saturday, April 19
- Monday, April 21
- Sunday, May 4
- Saturday, May 10
- Monday, September 15
- Monday, October 20
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Geum triflora - Prairie Smoke
Photo from iNaturalist
I was immediately hooked when I saw Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) in full bloom at Georgia Perimeter College's garden. It was facing west, getting the fullest sun imaginable. I had to have it. It isn't the first, nor the last time this happened. (I have the dead plants to prove it.)
As a rock gardener, I could not deny the charms of its flowers, its ferny foliage and demure size. The fact that I don't have a prairie did not dissuade me. Yes, Geum triflorum is native to the Northern U.S., particularly prairies as the common name suggests. It is not native anywhere close to Georgia. Indeed, some authorities say it is a Zone 3-7 plant. Tosh.
Read MoreSarah Carter, Embracing the New Perennial Movement in the South - Monday, April 21 at 7:30 at St. Dunstan's & Via Zoom
Sarah Carter and her team at the Atlanta History have created an entrance garden at the Atlanta History Center's Goizueta Garden inspired by the New Perennial Movement. Born out of a desire to create a sustainable urban landscape, this series of unique garden spaces feature sweeping perennial beds and pollinator-attracting plants. Special care has been taken to incorporate and emphasize native plants. Sarah will speak to us about the New Perennial Movement and how it works and can be applied in the South.
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