Clippings - May - August 2022 by Atlanta Botanical Garden

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| Atlanta President’s Message For 40 years, Midtown Alliance has been dedicated to the revitalization of Midtown. The nonprofit organization is committed to improving and sustaining the quality of life for those who live, work and play here. It’s remarkable in that its comprehensive approach to planning and development is inclusive, with partnerships with the public and private sector as well as neighbors. During the nearly 20 years I have served on the alliance board I have witnessed remarkable improvements to Midtown. Early on, I was impressed with the organization’s approach to planning, called the Blueprint, which established a master plan for neighborhood development and amenities. That plan has helped guide more than $5 billion in new investment since 2000 from “skyline to street level.” In addition, Midtown Alliance has created five miles of bike lanes, 15 miles of new sidewalks and new transit options. One of Midtown’s most exciting aspects is its investment in the arts, anchoring it as the cultural heart of Southeast, with premier cultural organizations such as Woodruff Art Center, Center for Puppetry Arts, Museum of Design Atlanta and the Garden. This all brings me to January 2022 when I was honored to become the new chair of Midtown Alliance. When asked if I would take on this role, my first question was “Why me?” So much of the focus of Midtown Alliance’s work has been on development, planning, safety and maintenance. CEO Kevin Green said the organization is “Cranking up the WOW,” and that’s what the Garden does so well. So with pride and excitement, I look forward to great things in the coming years. Expanding Midtown’s investment in art is top of the list with the Heart of the Arts initiative that offers storefront art, artist-in-residence programs, the Lantern Parade and public art commissions. I encourage you to see Kevin Box’s origami sculpture at Peachtree and Tenth streets and enjoy “Sam Phibian,” the Garden’s planted frog, at West Peachtree and Tenth. Those are just two examples of “Cranking up the WOW” and how working together can bring so many benefits. Midtown Alliance truly is a national model for thoughtful planning and development, partnerships with the public and private sector, and investing in the arts to create a livable, lovable community. Mary Pat Matheson Anna and Hays Mershon President & CEO

Massive metal sculptures inspired by art of folded paper bloom this spring From the simple act of folding paper to the intricate process of casting metal, a menagerie of larger-than-life sculptures are born for Origami in the Garden May 7 - October 16. The traveling exhibition features 18 installations of nearly 70 largerthan-life sculptures inspired by origami – the centuries-old Japanese art of folding paper – created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box in their largest outdoor display to date. Throughout the Garden, look for monumental sculptures – made from paper and wax fabricated into castmetal pieces – of flying birds, emerging butterflies, blooming flowers, grazing deer and more. The highlight of the exhibition is Kevin Box’s most ambitious work, “Master Peace,” a 24-foot-tall monument in Howell Fountain depicting 1,000 stainless steel origami peace cranes, recognized worldwide as a symbol of peace. The monument is composed of 500 cranes, while the other 500 are scattered around the world in individual collections and represented by reflections in the fountain’s pool. “The beautiful metaphor of origami, for me, is that it all starts with a simple, uncut square,” he said. “That’s a great metaphor for life; what we do with that is really what defines us. Every fold has a consequence, just like every decision in your life.” And that’s how the husband-and-wife team begins any sculpture – folding a single, uncut sheet of paper. Through a 35-step, 12-weekplus “lost-wax casting technique,” they apply wax to folded paper and create molds of individual shapes that are welded together to fabricate sculptures that are cast in bronze, aluminum or stainless steel. Created in 2013, Origami in the Garden elevates origami to a new scale so that the delicate art form is approachable; visitors are encouraged to examine closely the folds in the metal that replicate the folds in the paper. In addition, a highlight of the show is “Inside Out,” an educational exhibit in Gardenhouse Gallery that features original paper models and unfolded wall hangings by internationally renowned origami artists. Kevin Box, whose background is in papermaking, printmaking and graphic design, said that staging the show in a public garden is a natural fit for his work. “Origami is made from paper, paper is made from plants, so in a lot of ways that ties into a botanical garden’s mission,” said the artist, who spent part of his early career working in an Atlanta foundry. The exhibition features the Boxes’ own compositions as well as collaborations with world-renowned origami artists Robert J. Lang, Michael G. LaFosse and Beth Johnson. Origami in the Garden also can be enjoyed during evening hours at Cocktails in the Garden when the sculptures are dramatically lit.

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Master Peace

Paper Navigators

Caravan

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TRY IT: FOLD AN ORIGAMI BIRD

STEP 1: Cut this page to create a square sheet. Fold the square in half to make an upside down triangle. 2: Fold part of the top down so the edge is about halfway down. Don’t make this flap too thin; it will become the wings. 3: Turn the paper over. 4: Take the bottom corner of the top layer and fold it upward with the crease in the center of the flap. 5: Fold the figure in half by folding the left side over to the right. 6: Now fold that same flap back like this to make one of the wings. 7: Fold the other wing back also. 8: Push the center of the head in (inside reverse fold), flatten and voilà!

Ghost Deer

Better the Butterflies

Rising Peace

Pinwheel Wildflowers Pause of the Pupa

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Ageless beauty Original garden gets a much-needed facelift The goal was a lofty one: Create a well-designed, voluptuous, Southern style perennial garden that would enchant and inspire guests, making them happy to get lost around every bend. That was this spring’s charge for garden designer and perennial plant guru Doug Ruhren in renovating the Perennial Garden – the original hub where the Atlanta Botanical Garden began in the late 1970s. The collection of small beds that make up the oldest part of the Garden was long overdue for a facelift, though for more than 40 years the space has remained beautiful thanks to the good “bones” of quality design and excellent plant choices. Over time, pathways were added, fences removed and guests no longer enter the Garden through the space as they once did after parking their cars in an adjacent lot that’s now the Edible Garden. Instead, they discover it as they wander the Garden. Many of the original trees and shrubs remain, but others have come and gone. Shade has given way to sun, and vice versa. Vigorous perennials overtook more and more space, and the intimacy, diversity and uniqueness of many plantings were lost. Perennial gardens, especially ones in the South, should be fun and playful, elegant

Iris x pseudata ‘Night Thunder’

Horticulturists install new plants in the Perennial Garden, one of the original display gardens.

and serene, joyous and exuberant, and look fresh throughout the long summers. With the recent renovation, the garden now embodies all of that while maintaining some of those excellent bones. Original friends like star magnolia, Chinese chestnut and Japanese cedar remain, but a riot of iris, peonies, Baptisia and azaleas have been added to kick off spring. Many perennials were salvaged and replanted. Iris ‘Black Gamecock’ is now joined by new beauty Iris x pseudata ‘Night Thunder’; Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ is complemented by Baptisia ‘Grape Taffy’. Summer will sing with lilies like Lilium ‘Conca d’Or’, the daylily Hemerocallis ‘Chicago Picotee Lace’ and a collection of crinum including unusual species like Crinum moorei and cultivars

Hemerocallis ‘Chicago Picotee Lace’

such as ‘Ellen Bosanquet’. Look for new selections of Zephyranthes from Thailand, salvias like ‘Mesa Azure, and exciting new hibiscus like ‘Holy Grail’. Fall brings asters, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and other late-season favorites. And winter is not to be outdone, with grasses such as Tridens flavus, palms, yucca, camellias such as the sasanquas ‘Marie Kirk’ and ‘Elina Cascade’, and other stalwart but graceful evergreens accompanying existing trees and shrubs. The renovation was made possible with major support from the L and C Wood Family Foundation and grant funding from Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust. Amanda Bennett Vice President, Horticulture & Collections

Hibiscus ‘Holy Grain’

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Defining moments

Garden houses

Tour gardens embrace structure for showcasing plants

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Focal points

Backdrop walls

Garden houses

Parterres and hedges

Fragrant roses, towering foxgloves, climbing clematis. If it’s springtime in Atlanta, the menu of colorful blooms is endless. Sure, flowers are the stars of the home garden and rightly so. But, as the homeowners on the upcoming Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour know full well, a landscape needs structure to really make plants dazzle. Structure can be both natural – hedges, screens, edgings – and man-made, such as many of the examples in the tour’s five featured gardens in metro Atlanta. Look for: •

Buildings, from charming garden houses to covered outdoor living spaces, that not only allow owners to enjoy a garden but also can provide sturdy support for trailing vines, a solid-colored background for blooms and accents like window boxes for cascading annuals.

Luring pathways

GARDENS FOR CONNOISSEURS TOUR Saturday, May 7 – Sunday, May 8 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., rain or shine Tickets: $35 ($30 members) Limited tickets available, online only.

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Arbors, pergolas and trellises for vertical gardening, from flouncing New Dawn roses and Star Jasmine to evergreen clematis.

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Stone walls, brick fences and lattice screens that lend a hand to climbing, clinging and twirling vines.

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Pathways – gravel, stone, brick – that direct the eye to focal points and guide visitors away from less successful areas to highlight the best of the garden.

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Formal introductions Renovations raise the bar for entry garden’s first impressions

If there’s one thing garden fans like it’s a nice surprise. And a formal garden – with its simplistic elegance – nestled into a wooded setting delivers just that. Over the years the Anne Cox Chambers Southern Seasons Garden has had a wardrobe of plants that would be the envy of many other public gardens. And this spring those elements of beauty have been enhanced by an exciting new landscape design and exquisite plantings that will make this entry garden sparkle more than ever. A longtime supporter of the Garden

and lifetime trustee, Chambers, who died in 2020, was known for her love of gardening, especially evident in her private garden in southern France. Visitors from around the world enjoyed the boxwood parterres, sophisticated but feminine colors and elegantly designed garden rooms that highlighted her love of plants. Similar classic design elements have been incorporated into this newest renovation, designed by Sylvatica Studio, which finally elevates the space to something worthy of the Garden’s entrance and its namesake.

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Storza garden gets a refresh After more than 10 years, plantings near the base of the Canopy Walk in the Gardens in Storza Woods needed a refresh, and this spring new additions will bring this area to life. Since the gardens opened in 2011, native Rhododendrons had grown head high in the area surrounding what’s known as Sourwood Terrace. Two red oaks had died and were replaced by a sculpture exhibit area. Over the years, shrubs and perennials have ebbed and flowed like ocean waves, adjusting to conditions as usage and sun patterns stabilized. Designer Tres Fromme of 3 Fromme Design, who designed the original landscape, was asked to freshen up the garden, adding plants that would complement successful existing ones. Following a bright pink scheme with accents of silver and yellow, they include hydrangeas like H. quercifolia “Gatsby Pink” and H. paniculata “Pinky Winky”; Phlox paniculata “Garden Girls,” ‘Glamor Girl’ and ‘Party Girl’; and anemones. They join sweeps of ferns, Aquilegia chrysantha, Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ and others to knit the space together into a more cohesive garden.

Storza gardens continue to evolve. Sylvatica Studio

Simple elegance is something Sylvatica Studio latched onto early in the creative process, immediately envisioning a linear “river” of plants to accentuate the space. And, to more fully appreciate the garden, the hardscaped viewing area at the head of the Garden’s entry path will be expanded, which will also help with traffic flow through this major axis. Because the garden is an immediate focal point, year-round interest and a crisp design were priorities. Under the guidance of Garden horticulturists, the

installation by Ed Castro Landscape greets guests with clipped hedges of the compact holly Ilex ‘Soft Touch’ encircling a spectacular yellow river of the sweet flag Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ winding its way through the mature trees. This vibrant ground cover is accentuated by an intersecting pool of the dwarf mondo grass Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’, puddled at the base of the centerpiece Fern Dell Fountain. Iris, hydrangeas and phlox complement a rich fabric of ferns and evergreen ground covers, providing

beautiful, continuous color throughout the growing season. As a second phase in the renovation, the garden between the fountain and Longleaf restaurant also will be reimagined in the coming months. That space will feature a new water feature and lush gardens, designed to integrate seamlessly with the initial renovation of the Anne Cox Chambers Garden. Amanda Bennett Vice President, Horticulture & Collections

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ROSES The many types can be mind-boggling, yet one ‘by any other name would smell as sweet.’ One visit to the Rose Garden shows the huge diversity of the plant. There are countless colors and nearly as many flower shapes and forms. Some have no thorns, others are covered in them. Some have an overwhelming aroma while others don’t. Some are big and others petite. There are three main groups of roses: Species, Antique and Modern. Within these groups, rosarians have classified roses into classes based on flower form, habit, size etc. A few examples include Demasks, Hybrid Teas and Shrubs. Taylor Polomsky Senior Horticulturist Jim Smith Horticulture Manager

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SPECIES ROSES

Species roses, also known as wild roses, are naturally occurring ones. These are roses that were found originally growing natively in some part of the world. Regions such as North America, Europe, Asia and Asia Minor are hot spots for native roses found in the landscape. Species roses exhibit a magnificent show of blooms but usually just only once a year compared with other types. After blooming, some leave behind edible fruits called rose hips that can be used in making rose hip tea, brewing beer, in rose fragrances and if left during the winter are an important food source for birds. After they’ve bloomed is the best time to prune since they immediately start producing buds for the next bloom season. These roses also make a fantastic, low-maintenance shrub, vine or hedge that gives beautiful allseason interest from blooms to fall color. In the Southeast, stars among species roses are Lady Banks rose, Rosa banksiae, and the Cherokee rose, Rosa laevigata, which is Georgia’s state flower.

Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigate)

Rosa ‘Lamarque’

ANTIQUE ROSES

Antique roses, also known as old garden roses, are categorized as any rose that existed before 1867. Within this group are 11 classes. The first five – Gallica, Alba, Damask, Centifolia and Moss – are roses known to bloom only once a year. The other six – Chinas, Bourbons, Hybrid Perpetuals, Noisettes, Portlands and Teas –are repeat bloomers, or roses that bloom multiple times a year. All of these classes offer heavy fragrance, disease resistance, varied shapes and sizes, and generally low maintenance. Many of these roses date back to periods in history that give them interesting stories, which is another draw for rose gardeners.

MODERN ROSES

The quintessential, commercially available cut-flower roses with huge solid-colored blooms and long straight stems started with the hybridization of the first Hybrid Tea Rose in 1867, the first was thought to be Rosa ‘La France’. The introduction of this rose opened the door for breeders to use hybridization to change just about any characteristic of a rose including flower form, growth habit, size, smell, color and disease resistance. Some of the larger and more notable classes are Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana, Polyantha, Floribunda, Grandiflora, Miniature, Climbing, Shrub and Groundcover, making this group so popular today because there’s something for everyone – and every spot in the garden.

Rosa ‘La France’

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Origami in the Garden Saturday, May 7 – Sunday, Oct. 16 Explore an exhibition of massive metal sculptures based on origami, the centuries-old Japanese art of folding paper, by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box.

Fresh Plates Dinners Select Wednesdays through October, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a fun evening of dining, sipping and learning as favorite neighborhood chefs prepare a four-part small-plate menu. Learn new recipes and taste freshly prepared courses and wine. See enclosed Education brochure or go to atlantabg.org/freshplates for details.

Well-Seasoned Chef Series Select Tuesdays through October, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Join celebrated Atlanta chaefs for an intimate and relaxing culinary experience. Learn as they prepare and discuss a four-part menu with wine selections to enhance the flavors of locally, garden-grown produce. See enclosed Education brochure or go to atlantabg. org/well-seasoned-chef-series for details.

Garden Chef Cooking Demonstrations Saturdays & Sundays, May — October, noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. Garden Chefs showcase fresh seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs in tasty recipes in the Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen.

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Saturday, May 7 – Sunday, May 8 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tour five private home gardens in metro Atlanta for inspiration and design ideas. Capacity is limited to ensure a safe experience. Limited tickets available, only in advance at atlantabg.org.

Refugee Recipe Celebration Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. Garden Chefs and members of Friends of Refugees mix up the weekend cooking demos in honor of World Refugee Day. Refugee cooks from several countries serve up tastes of food highlighting international recipes.

Pollinator Party

Atlanta Rose Show Saturday, May 7, Noon - 5 p.m. Presented by the Greater Atlanta Rose Society, the annual cut-flower show in Day Hall features roses of every variety and color.

Friday, June 24, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Enjoy a family celebration of the bees, butterflies, birds and other animals that pollinate plants and are responsible for many fruits and vegetables. Don’t miss Alyssa Easterly’s performance of “Jammin’ Junebugs” at 10 and 10:45 a.m.

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AgLanta Eats Monday, Aug, 29, 5 - 8 p.m. AgLanta Eats, the hyper-local food festival now in its fifth year, returns to the Garden with a variety of tastings prepared by top local chefs utilizing the freshest ingredients from AgLanta growers and metro Atlanta farms. Enjoy a selection of beverages, live music, garden tours and more. Details at atlantabg.org.

Cocktails in the Garden Tuesday – Sunday, May 7 – Sept. 30, 5 – 9 p.m. Enjoy cocktails from cash bars and live entertainment while exploring the summer exhibition Origami in the Garden dramatically lit at night. atlantabg.org Clippings_April_2022.indd 13

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A Note from the Director Change and growth – both are positive directions for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville. Now that Covid has retreated, we are bringing back two popular events but in a slightly different format. Cocktails in the Garden will be held this year on the first Saturday of the month, May – October. From 5 – 8 p.m., members and visitors can enjoy a signature cocktail or other cool beverage of their choice, listen to music, play lawn games and stroll the garden pathways during one of the loveliest times of day. And Family Fun Day (formerly Family Performances) is back, too, and also on the first Saturday of the month, May – October, at 11 a.m. Each month’s performance will be different – from music to storytelling - and promises to delight both young and old. The Garden is growing its parking. Ground has been broken for adding 350 parking spaces, and construction should be completed by the end of the year. This is particularly exciting because more parking will allow us to expand our program offerings and rental opportunities. Growth also includes our educational programming. We are excited to welcome our new Education Coordinator, Rebecca Abdou. A professed “science nerd” and former teacher, Rebecca has added new and exciting programs – including new sensory bins, Discovery Stations, backpack tours and creative classes for adults and kids (with more to come). We are also growing our volunteers at the Garden. New Volunteer Coordinator Beverly DeLong is actively recruiting new volunteers to assist with all the new educational programming, events and garden maintenance. Volunteering is a great way to make new friends while having a good time supporting the Garden’s efforts. It’s an exciting time to visit the Garden. Hope to see you here soon!

Reconnecting LEGO Bricks exhibit evokes memories, inspires nature awareness

May offers the last chance to experience the whimsical sculptures of Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects Made with LEGO® Bricks. Nature Connects was the inaugural exhibit when the Gainesville Garden opened in 2015, and this year’s show, which opened in March, features 15 oversized sculptures built entirely with off-the-shelf LEGO blocks. Tucked among the garden’s beds, the sculptures were a huge hit then and are even more magical in this exhibit. New sculptures in the show include a Galapagos tortoise, a peacock and a dragonfly. Guests find it amazing to examine the sculptures and consider the artistry and precision that goes into their creation. The dragonfly is made of more than 27,000 bricks, yet looks as if it is ready to take flight. The Gardening Grandfather appears to be pulling a giant weed out of the Event Lawn perennial border. And don’t confuse the

Corn Spider

6-foot-tall Corn Spider with the large Joro spiders that have recently invaded gardens in the fall. The peacock is a favorite among most guests, who say they’d love to have one in their own gardens. Together, the 15 sculptures required more than 4,000 hours to create. The Garden hopes that grandparents, parents and children, all of whom have built with LEGO blocks, will be inspired by Nature Connects to consider their relationship with the natural world – and perhaps seek out new LEGO kits to build together and create more lasting memories.

Peacock

Mildred Fockele Gainesville Garden Director

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Through Monday, May 30

Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects Made with LEGO® Bricks features nature-inspired sculptures that are larger than life.

Water wonders

Adult Education Classes May – August

Victoria Lily (Victoria cruziana)

Aquatic plants add tropical flair to the landscape Water features and aquatic plants have grown extremely popular in recent years, and both locations of the Garden offer a multitude of examples of what homeowners can grow. At the Gainesville garden, a few favorites include: Victoria Lily (Victoria cruziana), a giant water lily species with pads that can reach up to six feet wide in tropical climates with large spikes on the undersides as well as on the stems to ward off predators. The flower smells of pineapple and blooms at night; it begins to open at dusk with a white flower then closes during the following day. It then opens a second night with a newly bright shade of pink. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), with heart-shaped leaves and a spike of violet-blue flowers that rise above the water up to six inches above the foliage, blooms from June through September. Pickerelweed can handle poor soil and attracts many pollinators so it is a favorite among many aquatic plant enthusiasts. Nymphaea ‘Pink Sensation’ is a showstopper and staff favorite. The hardy water lily blooms continuously all summer long. Its 5- to 6-inch, star-shaped flowers remain open during the day and close at night, all while being held above their dark green foliage. Mosaic Plant (Ludwigia sedoides), is an aptly named mosaic of tiny diamond-shaped leaves that radiate

Topics include pollinator gardening, Tai Chi, walking tours and more. Details at gainesvillegarden.org.

Cocktails in the Garden

Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

First Saturday of month, May – October, 5 – 8 p.m. Enjoy a signature cocktail or other cool beverage, while listening to music, playing lawn games and strolling the garden.

Family Fun Day First Saturday of month, May – October, 11 a.m. Enjoy special guests and performances with the little ones. Included with admission. Nymphaea ‘Pink Sensation’

Backpack and Self-Guided School Tours

Mosaic Plant (Lydwigia sedoides)

from the center of the plant and float on the surface of the water. It features tiny yellow buttercup-shaped blossoms that appear from June to August and attract many pollinators. They can be seen in the forest pond behind Gainesville’s Visitor Center and in the pond in the Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children’s Garden. Tori Powers Senior Horticulturist

Schedule a field trip for a day care, homeschool group or classroom to the garden. To schedule and learn new options to expand students’ learning experience, contact rabdou@atlantabg.org or 404-888-4766

Story Time and Sensory Bins Wednesdays, May – August, 10 a.m. – Noon Enjoy storytelling and a children’s sensory bin with the little ones in the children’s garden.

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membersonly Member Preview Evenings Contributing and above Monday, May 2, 6 - 9 p.m. All Members Tuesday, May 3; Thursday, May 5, 6 - 9 p.m. Circles (invitation only) Wednesday, May 4, 6 - 9 p.m. Preview Origami in the Garden featuring live music, themed entertainment and interactive activities.

Member Summer Evening Monday, July 18, 5 - 9 p.m. Members are invited to experience a special evening of Origami in the Garden, live music, surprise entertainment and family-friendly activities. Guest passes accepted. Details at atlantabg.org/member-events.

QUESTIONS? Call 404-591-1539 or email membership@atlantabg.org SUPPORTING-LEVEL & ABOVE

Strings in the Garden Monday, June 13, 6 - 9 p.m. GAINESVILLE: Supporting-level and above members are invited to enjoy a splendid evening in Gainesville featuring live music, opportunities to mingle with fellow members and indulge in delicious hors d’oeuvres. (To upgrade to Supporting level or above, call 404-591-1544). CONTRIBUTING & ABOVE

Light Bites & Garden Insights Monday, June 27, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Contributing-level and above members enjoy a presentation by Ashlynn Smith, the Conservation & Research team’s Gulf Coast Coordinator. (To upgrade to Contributing level or above, call 404-591-1544).

Extra! Extra! Read all about it ... Go behind the scenes at the Garden with PlantIntel, the annual publication dedicated to sharing staff stories of “science in action.” The new issue highlights the diverse partnerships the Garden has developed across the globe in its effort to connect people with plants. Read the magazine online at issuu.com/atlantabotanicalgarden or pick up a copy in the Hardin Visitor Center.

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Can houseplants be moved outdoors in spring and summer? Most houseplants (other than some tropical and more sensitive ones) thrive in the outside air. It is important that the move is a gradual one, and the nighttime temperature is above 55 degrees. Plants need to transition and become acclimated to the outdoors and should

Recommended listening: Black in the Garden

Colah B. Tawkin, host of the popular podcast, Black in the Garden, is a mom, comedian, podcaster, lifelong nature-lover and self-proclaimed “plantrepreneur.” The Garden is partnering with her podcast to sponsor its fifth season, share content and collaborate with Tawkin in amplifying the experiences and expertise of Black plant keepers. Since starting her podcast, Tawkin has built a growing community of ardent fans, her “Soil Cousins,” and has interviewed an impressive roster of Black horticulturists, historians, artists, educators and celebrities who share her love of plants. Recent guests have included Moe Hemmings, the Garden’s Community Outreach Manager, and artist Kristine Mays, whose exhibition “Rich Soil” recently was displayed in the Garden during Orchid Daze. Black in the Garden was recommended by Essence magazine as one of “36 Podcasts We’re Adding to Our Rotation in 2022”. not be immediately placed in direct sunlight. Use the same light requirements for the plants to guide you as when the plants were inside. Remember that when outdoors, potted plants may dry out faster and need more watering than when indoors. Monitor the plants, and if any signs of stress occur consider relocating them to a different area.

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