Events

Fall Plant Sale 2017

Fall is a great time to add to your garden and who doesn’t love to shop…Stop by the Woodlands Garden Fall Plant Sale to learn from the experts what plants are perfect for your home landscape.  Plants available range in price from $3 to $25+ and have been grown by volunteers, cultivated at Woodlands Garden, and donated by local nurseries (list coming soon below). All proceeds from the Fall Plant Sale help fund the maintenance of this public garden.

The dedicated Plant Sale Committee will provide a fun shopping experience on these Sundays from 12:30pm to 4:30pm: September 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15

Images of plants available found on Facebook Album here.

Quick list of what is available this year:

  • Many varieties of FERNS and IRISES
  • Native Azaleas
  • Sourwood
  • Hellebores
  • Salvia
  • Lamb’s Ear
  • Crinum lilies
  • Edgeworthia
  • Oaks
  • Hydrangea-oakleaf, variegated, mophead
  • Canna

Here are some popular plants available:

  • Buckeye
  • Bloodroot
  • Black-eyed Susan
  • Confederate Rose Hibiscus
  • Robb’s Euphorbia
  • Peacock Moss
  • Lenten Rose
  • Hostas
  • Mayapple
  • Native azaleas
  • Numerous varieties of ferns including Japanese painted, Christmas, and bramble
  • Camellias
  • Sweetshrub
  • Blue-eyed grass
  • Loropetalum
  • Celadine poppy
  • Orange and white ginger lilies
  • Beautyberry

 

 

 

Great Success: M.A.Y. Fair 2017!

Woodlands Garden is getting ready to host M.A.Y. (Music, Art, & Youth) Fair on Saturday, May 13 between 11 am and 2 pm.

The annual event celebrates  our community’s young talent, allowing young artists (grades 2 to 12) to sell their own artwork and crafts at booths set up on the Garden lawn. We have limited booth space available so complete your online application here & pay registration fee ($10) here to save a spot!

Young musicians will also give musical performances (vocal and instrumental) in our Pavilion. See more photos of the 2016 M.A.Y. Fair on Facebook.

Special thanks to our sponsors: Emory Alliance Credit Union, Colorwheel Studio, and Kaleidoscope Studios

 

This event is free to the public and will take place rain or shine. Contact Kate Baltzell at director@woodlandsgarden.org to ask about reserving booths, sponsoring the event, or any other M.A.Y. Fair information.

Farm Burger Decatur Dineout on May 22

Come enjoy a meal at Farm Burger in Decatur and 10% of the evening’s sales will be donated to Woodlands Garden. What’s not to love-delicious burgers + supporting greenspace!!

Tuesday, May 22

4pm – 10pm

More details on Facebook event here

Past Events

Fall 2016

Join us in the garden for a host of fun events this fall:

  • On Wednesdays: Volunteer Projects from 9am to 11am
  • On Thursdays: Yoga in Nature from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm in the Pavilion
  • On Sundays: Music in the Garden from 2pm to 4pm in the Pavilion
  • On Sundays: Fall Plant Sale from September 11th until October 23rd from 12:30pm to 4:30pm
    • Plant Sale Kick Off with Volunteer Appreciation & SALEabration September 11th from 12:30pm to 4:30pm
    • Dates of Fall Plant Sale:
      • September 11, 18, 25
      • October 2, 9, 16, 23
  • Saturday, October 1st: Fairies in the Garden from 2pm to 4:30pm
  • Sunday October 2nd: Photography Exhibit: Picture Maker: The Work of Virginia Twinam Smith from 10am to 4pm
  • Saturday, October 8: Fairy Stories in the Woods from 10am to 11:30am
    • Come hear a FAIRY story with our friend Mia, DeKalb County Librarian. She’ll read a family-friendly story focused on fairies and then lead the group in a hands-on activity. This event is appropriate for all ages and parents are required to be present. Reserve a spot by emailing Ruby@woodlandsgarden.org
  • Wednesday, October 26th: DeKalb County Master Gardener Work Day

 

 

Plant Sale Committee 2016: Volunteer with us

Dear plant purchaser and Garden supporter,

Last fall you kindly purchased some plants from the Woodlands Garden Fall Plant Sale. We hope you managed to get your plants into the ground before winter set in, and that they will soon be showing some new spring growth. Thank you for supporting this volunteer-led effort and for planting a piece of Woodlands in your home garden!

We had interesting garden-related conversations with many of you including offers of various help and support in making our Fall Plant Sale of 2016 an even greater fundraising success. We would love to include plants you’d be willing to donate from your yard so please be in touch if you have any interesting natives, perennials, ferns, shrubs and even small trees you’d like to contribute. We don’t sell invasive plants and don’t have much demand for spring bloomers, though specimen in fall bloom or shade lovers are typically hot sellers. Keep in mind these plants would need to be potted up this spring in order to be established by the time we sell them in September / October. If you have questions about a plant you’d like to donate feel free to reach out to us and we’ll be happy to provide help identifying next steps for this donation.

The Plant Sale is run by all volunteers, and last year we raised over $5,000! This funding will help Woodlands invest in new and unusual native plants, while also improving facilities for visitors, who can enjoy the garden for free from dawn to dusk year-round. There are many volunteer opportunities at Woodlands – Plant Sale related and much more – so please consider getting involved by completing this online volunteer application.

Please visit this spring and see our wonderful collection of native azaleas, or a little later in the year for the hydrangeas, and if you wander the trails on a Sunday afternoon there will likely be live music wafting through the trees. Visit our online event calendar here to learn more about upcoming programs for all ages.

Please visit Woodland’s website for information regarding events at Woodlands or general volunteer opportunities. If you can offer us any kind of assistance with the Woodlands plant sale (mid-September to late October) please contact one of the following volunteers. We would welcome your involvement!

Thanks for doing business with us and we look forward to meeting you again at Woodlands.

Sincerely,

Margaret Else – melse1@me.com
Pat Godbee – ptgodbee@gmail.com
Bonnie Phelps – bonniebphelps@gmail.com

Plant Sale Volunteer Coordinators – Woodlands Garden

Come join the fun…Volunteer with Woodlands Garden: https://forms.gle/T7QPRvWr9CpEG5gXA