State Botanical Garden of Georgia

Whether you are seek­ing a nat­u­ral sett­ing for relax­a­tion or play, learn­ing or explo­ra­tion, you can find it at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Enjoy the beauty and serenity and dis­cover vibrant flora while view­ing our public gar­dens, or let the Garden host your spe­cial event.

As a Public Ser­vice and Out­reach unit of the Uni­ver­sity of Georgia, the Botanical Garden pro­vides the public of all ages and UGA fac­ulty and stu­dents oppor­tu­ni­ties for recre­a­tion, events, research and learn­ing through its nat­u­ral areas, dis­play gar­dens and build­ing spaces.

Wel­come to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia! We hope that this elec­tronic visit will soon be fol­lowed by you arriv­ing in per­son to enjoy our orna­men­tal gar­dens, to stroll along the trails, take one of our edu­ca­tio­nal pro­grams or attend one of the many public and pri­vate events that fill our cal­en­dar every year. There is cer­tainly much to do here, much to see and many rea­sons to come but when all is said and done, we really are all about inspir­ing, engag­ing and advo­ cat­ing for plants and the envi­ron­ment. Botanical Gar­dens world­wide are liv­ing muse­ums of the amaz­ing diver­sity of plant life com­pris­ing 300,000 spe­cies that feed, clothe and delight us, that pro­vide oxy­gen, fuel and medicine. They are, quite sim­ply, indis­pens­able.

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, like so many other North Amer­i­can gar­dens, is com­mitted to conser­va­tion of these valu­able resources and the edu­ca­tion of chil­dren, stu­dents and the gen­eral public in the impor­tance and the won­der of a healthy envi­ron­ment. We are part of the Uni­ver­sity of Georgia but, as a unit of UGA's Public Ser­vice and Out­reach our audi­ence is every­one; from tots to seniors, from Athens to Zurich, every­one is wel­come and we hope every­one leaves with height­ened enjoy­ment and appre­ci­a­tion of our nat­u­ral world.

But we are also com­mitted to send­ing you home with a smile on your face after relax­ing in the peace, tran­quil­ity and the beauty that flow­ers and gar­dens pro­vide. Enjoy our web­site and come and see us in per­son soon.

Mission Statement

The mis­sion of the Garden is to acquire and dis­sem­i­nate Botanical knowl­edge and to fos­ter appre­ci­a­tion, under­s­tand­ing and ste­ward­ship of plants and nature through col­lec­tions and dis­plays, hor­ti­cul­tu­ral gar­dens, research, edu­ca­tio­nal pro­grams, exhi­bi­tions and spe­cial events.

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is a 313-acre pre­serve set aside by the Uni­ver­sity of Georgia in 1968 for the study and enjoy­ment of plants and nature. Located three miles south of cam­pus, it is a liv­ing lab­o­ra­tory serv­ing edu­ca­tio­nal, research, recre­a­tio­nal, and public ser­vice roles for the Uni­ver­sity and the cit­izens of Georgia.

The Garden con­tains a num­ber of spe­cial­ized (theme) gar­dens and col­lec­tions, over five miles of nature trails, and four major facil­i­ties includ­ing a trop­i­cal conser­va­tory.

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