Jason Reeves, "Garden Heroes - Pollinator and Host Edition" - Mon. Sept. 16 at 7:30, Live and via Zoom

6/10/2024 4:58 pm

Sara Henderson, "The Shady Side of Gardening" - March 18, 7:30 pm Dunwoody Nature Center & Live-Streamed

2/20/2024 2:21 pm

Sara Henderson, a past president of Georgia Perennial and recently retired Garden Director of Oakland Cemetery, will speak to us about "The Shady Side of Gardening." Shade plants are Sara's passion. She's committed to finding the right plant for the right place. For her, that right place is usually in the shade. She's also committed to gardening in a way that considers our limits on time and our decreasing flexibility, energy and strength as we age. We look forward to hearing her thoughts on how to do that.

Mark Weathington, JC Raulston Arboretum, "On the Razor's Edge, New Woody Plants to Try" - Feb. 19 at 7:30p Dunwoody Nature Center and Zoom

1/17/2024 6:39 am

We'll meet at the Dunwoody Nature Center on February 19, 2024 to hear from Georgia Perennial favorite, Mark Weathington, Director of the fabulous JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. We'll leave his talk, "The Razor's Edge, New Woody Plants to Try" with a shopping list! We might even leave plotting a trip to visit to the JC Raulston Arboretum and Plant Delights/Juniper Level Botanic Garden. Ridiculous things can happen when plant people get together. Mark's mantra dovetails with many of ours: "Life is too short for boring plants!"

Bryce Lane, "Great American Gardens" - January 15 at 7:30 pm - Via Zoom Only

12/4/2023 5:37 pm

Bryce Lane, Horticulturist and Educator, NC State

"GREAT AMERICAN GARDENS"

 

Join us as Bryce Lane, one of our favorite speakers and educators, takes us on a virtual tour of some of the best American public gardens! See what you can learn about gardening from touring these horticultural treasures. From Missouri Botanical Garden, to Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, to Mt. Auburn Cemetery, to Morris Arboretum, these gardens do not disappoint!

 

This event is via Zoom only. All members current as of January 14, 2024 will receive Zoom invites shortly before the event. Renew early so you don't miss out! One-day trial memberships are also available, convertible to full memberships.

 

If you have not sent in your renewal yet, do not count on the mail for your renewal to arrive. Please either renew online or email us to let us know your check is in the mail. Contact Us

 

Mon. October 16 at 7:30 pm - Tara Dillard, "Gardening for 80" after Annual Member Meeting at 7:15 pm

8/10/2023 1:18 pm

Join us for a talk by Georgia landscape designer Tara Dillard, "Gardening for 80." This talk focuses on designing and planting a garden that we can manage as we age, whether it is approaching 80 or beyond. We think the concepts will work as well for busy working people too! Tara will discuss overall design, pollinator habitats, potagers and maintenance. 

Follow the link to learn more about Tara and her talk.

Mon., Sept. 18, 2023 at 7:30 pm - Scott Beuerlein, "Making Landscapes that Matter"

6/12/2023 10:52 am

We resume our speaker meetings at the Dunwoody Nature Center on September 18, 2023, beginning with one of the funniest garden experts around. Social time begins at 6:30 pm and Scott Beuerlein's talk commences at 7:30 pm.

Scott will talk on "Making Landscapes that Matter, in which he "winds and wallows in and around all kinds of things, including art, evolution, genetics, history, food, wine, and more before tying all of it together with ideas that will help us create meaningful landscapes that appeal to our human nature and support our health and well-being."

To learn more about Scott's extensive horticulture and comedy chops, use the link below.

Can't join us in person? Members always have a way to watch. They receive Zoom invites and/or links to recordings of speakers.  

Mini-Symposium & Silent Auction

4/21/2023 11:04 am

The Barbara Allen Mini-Symposium

and Silent Auction

When: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 1 pm to 5 pm

Where:  St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 4393 Garmon Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30327

Georgia Perennial presents two of the best garden speakers around, Dan Benarcik, Chanticleer Garden and Dr. Allan Armitage. UGA Professor, Emeritus, to address garden design and garden practicalities. Sandwiched between our speakers, we wil

Visit to Piedmont Gardeners Athens Tour of Gardens - April 15

4/2/2023 7:44 am

Join those wild and crazy plant fanatics, Kathleen and Liane, for another expedition to Athens on April 15. You can go your own direction to the six gardens, including Dr. A's, and meet up with us for lunch or you can trail us from place to place.  

Plant Fool's Day - April 1, 2023

3/21/2023 10:17 am

Plant Fool's Day - A Shop & Sip Extravaganza

Join us for a loosey goosey Shop and Sip starting bright and early at the UGA Trial Garden sale on Plant Fool’s Day.  Sure, it’s mostly annuals. We’ve ‘splained it before right in our “About Us” page: Perennials alone do not a garden make. 

Jay Sifford, Landscape Designer, "Stroll Gardens" - March 20, 2023 at 7:30 Dunwoody Nature Center or Via Zoom

12/18/2022 2:44 pm

Jay Sifford, Landscape Designer, a brand new presentation on"Stroll Gardens - the Nuts and Bolts, the Magic and the Metaphor" - March 20, 2023, 7:30pm  at Dunwoody Nature Center or via Zoom.  

Lisa Roper, Chanticleer Garden, Designing with Bulbs -- January 23, 2023 at 7 pm via Zoom

11/21/2022 6:38 pm

Lisa Roper, Horticulturist at Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania will speak on "Designing with Bulbs".  This meeting on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm will be by Zoom only.  

Shop and Sip Excursion to Grower's Outlet in Loganville 10 am

11/16/2022 2:02 pm

Annual Meeting & Jenks Farmer, "You’re Hotter than You Used to Be! Mixing a Subtropical Look into Micro-climates in Atlanta."

8/30/2022 12:00 am

Annual Meeting, 7 pm followed by:

Jenks Farmer, "You’re Hotter than You Used to Be!  Mixing a Subtropical Look into Micro-climates in Atlanta." - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Where:  Dunwoody Nature Center North Woods Pavilion, 5343 Roberts Drive Dunwoody, GA 30338

When:  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022, 6:30 Social Time, 7 pm Annual Meeting; 7:30 Speaker

Perennial favorite GPPA speaker, Jenks Farmer, returns to visit us from Columbia, SC, a city he notes as notorious for being the hottest city in the South. The city slogan is ‘Famously Hot’.  Now, Columbia is coming to Atlanta.  

Speaker - Dr. Patrick McMillan, Juniper Level Botanic Garden, "Underutilized Native Plants and their Role in Creating a Healthy

8/25/2022 2:14 pm

Dr. Patrick McMillan, Juniper Level Botanic Garden, “Underutilized Native Plants and Their Role in Creating a Healthy Garden Ecosystem.” - MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022

Where: Dunwoody Nature Center, North Woods Pavilion,  5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody GA 30338

When:  MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022 AT 7:30 - 9 pm; Social time begins at 6:30 pm 

October finds many of us slogging back into our garden to slap at mosquitoes as we rip out the tired remnants of our May and June plant buying sprees.  GPPA offers the perfect insect-free alternative activity: to hear one of the most engaging horticultural speakers around who is guaranteed to teach you something you didn't know.  On October 17, 2022, Dr. Patrick McMillan, the Director of the Juniper Level Botanic Garden will join us to speak on “Underutilized Native Plants and Their Role in Creating a Healthy Garden Ecosystem.” 

A Garden Party at the Dumitrescu Home in Midtown

8/24/2022 3:17 pm

🍸 A Garden Party 🍹

Where: The Dumitrescu Garden in Midtown, Atlanta  - 771 Myrtle Street. Look for the Little Free Library and well, heck if you can't spot the place, replace your glasses yesterday! There will be signs too. Leo, Aquarius, Capricorn . . . .

When:  Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, 7 pm - 8:30 pm?  Rain or Shine

Who’s Invited:  Members of the GPPA 

Annual Georgia Perennial Memberships will be available at the garden party:

Individual - $35; Dual -  $50; Business - $65; Sponsor - $100 

Note:  We’d prefer you join online and save time for schmoozing & drinking. www.georgiaperennial.org/membership.  You can join or renew now.

Jim Martin - May 16, 2022 at 7:30

4/20/2022 4:37 pm

Jim Martin - Reimagining Perennials in Deep South Gardens

May 18, 2022 at 7:30 pm

McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center

The diverse palette available to southern gardeners is not what a northern transplant ever imagined would redefine his idea of perennials. Join Jim Martin, 35+ year gardener and horticulturist as he explores the term "perennial" as it relates to the Lowcountry experience. The picture comes alive as natives meet tropicals in a colorful look as two worlds collide.

Vincent Simeone

3/17/2022 4:38 pm

Vincent Simeone - "Grow More with Less:  Sustainable Garden Methods"

April 18, 2022
McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center

Vincent Simeone will speak about his book "Grow More with Less".  The book provides strategic timelines for both short-term and long-term gardening techniques, and lets you put your best foot forward in creating an efficient, sustainable home landscape.  

Dan Long, Brushwood Nursery

1/26/2022 1:09 pm

March 21, 2022 at 7:30 pm

McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center

Dan Long, Owner of Brushwood Nursery, Clematis Specialist 

Join us as Dan Long, founder of Brushwood Nursery, shares his knowledge and enthusiasm for Clematis and other vines worthy of use in Georgia gardens.  

Speaker - Jason Reeves, "The Making of a Garden"

12/14/2021 8:25 am

Monday, February 21, 2022 at 7:30 pm

via Zoom

Jason Reeves, The Making of a Garden

Join along on Jason's journey in making a garden out of a home and property that had been vacant for 15 years. He will share his successes and failures as well as share tips and techniques on how to make your garden dreams come true.  Jason is Curator of the University of Tennessee Gardens, West Tennessee Research and Education Center, Jackson, TN.