Garden is Open: Construction is Complete

Our Latest Project

Although Woodlands Garden has long been considered a hidden gem of Decatur greenspace, the Garden continues to raise its profile within the broader community. An ambitious and successful capital campaign to “Keep it Green Indie-Catur” has laid the groundwork for a renovation that will include many enhancements to the visitor experience at the Garden. The planning and design effort for the project is being led by our Construction Committee, comprised of Board and staff members, in collaboration with TSW, an award-winning architecture and planning firm.

In late 2015, Woodlands Garden acquired the adjacent 915 Clairemont Avenue property. This expanded footprint at the south corner of the site will allow easier visitor access from both Scott Boulevard and Clairemont Avenue. The expansion plans include enhanced signage, an expanded parking area, better access for school buses, and new walkways for pedestrians to reach the Garden’s trails. The design team is carefully orchestrating its plans for the corner property to minimize the number of trees impacted, while still meeting the need for centralized, safe and convenient visitor parking.

The design process is complete, and construction on the premises was fully completed in 2020. The Garden officially reopened in Spring 2021. For updates on the design and construction process, please follow this page.

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FAQ

Construction Photo Gallery

Thank You

A special 'thank you' to the following foundations
for supporting the Capital Campaign

AEC Trust

Bright Wings Foundation

The Imlay Foundation

James M. Cox Foundation

The Kendeda Fund

Patrick Family Foundation, Inc.

The Rockdale Foundation

Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust

SunTrust Trusteed Foundation: Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust

The Sweetgrass Foundation

The Vasser Woolley Foundation

Waterfall Foundation

Legacy Giving

Take a Tour of Woodlands

Leave a legacy of natural beauty...

After World War II, when Scott Boulevard was still a dirt road, Dr. Chet Morse and his wife Gene settled their young family on a wooded seven-acre parcel and called it 'Woodlands'. 

Six decades later, the Morse family made a legacy gift of their land to the Decatur Preservation Alliance and established an endowment fund so that future generations could enjoy the natural wonders of this urban forest.

The Forest Succession Society, the Garden’s legacy giving program, recognizes the generosity embodied in the Morse family gifts and honors donors who have chosen to provide for the future care and maintenance of Woodlands Garden in their estate plans.

Legacy giving empowers people of any means to support the Garden beyond their lifetime, ensuring that the Garden's trees and plants stay maintained and continue to flourish for the delight and education of future generations.

To join the Forest Succession Society, notify our staff when you make a legacy gift to Woodlands Garden in one or more of the following ways:

  • A bequest of cash, securities, closely held stock, real estate or tangible property
  • Life insurance
  • Qualified retirement plans

 

Forest Succession Society Benefits

  • Satisfaction in knowing that your gift provides critical support for the future of Woodlands Garden, the local forest cover and the community
  • Invitations to the annual recognition event for Forest Succession Society members
  • Recognition in various publications with other members of the Forest Succession Society (you may remain anonymous)
  • If requested, a small celebration of the gift once it is fulfilled

 

For more information or to inform us of a legacy gift, please contact Woodlands Garden’s Executive Director at 404-373-2222 or director@woodlandsgarden.org.

To learn about other ways to give to Woodlands Garden, please visit our Become a Donor page.

Forest Succession Society Members

Louise Cantrell
Ginny Slack

Become a Donor

Keep our forest thriving by donating to Woodlands Garden! 

Your financial contributions allow us to keep this beautiful community greenspace open and free to the public year round.

Ways to Give

Make a Donation
Support our forest, programs, and volunteers with a one-time gift.

Plant a Tribute Tree
A Tribute Tree is a unique and lasting way to honor family, friends, and events while also expanding the Garden's healthy tree canopy.

Give Monthly
Help Woodlands year-round by automatically giving each month.

Leave a Legacy Gift
The Forest Succession Society, Woodlands’ legacy giving program, honors individuals who make a gift to Woodlands in their will.

Need Help With Your Gift?

Please reach out to our Executive Director at director@woodlandsgarden.org with any questions or suggestions. We are always open to ideas of how to generate support for this community resource!

Spring Events

More details about upcoming events found on our online Events Calendar. Please don’t forget to plan to park off-site as our parking at the Garden is very limited.

  • May
    • 9: Garden Volunteer Project
    • 11: National Public Gardens Day
    • 16: Garden Volunteer Project
    • 22: Farm Burger Dineout
    • 23: Garden Volunteer Project
    • 30: Garden Volunteer Project
  • June
    • 9: Saturday Volunteer Project

2018 Plant Sale

2018

Spring is a great time to add to your garden and who doesn’t love to shop…Stop by the Woodlands Garden Plant Sale to learn from the experts what plants are perfect for your home landscape.  Plants available range in price from $5 to $35 and have been grown by volunteers, cultivated at Woodlands Garden, and donated by local nurseries. All proceeds from the Plant Sale help fund the maintenance of this public garden.

Come shop with us from 9:00am-4:00pm on these upcoming weekends:

  • Saturday, April 14
  • Sunday, April 15
  • Saturday, April 21
  • Sunday, April 22

Plant Availability List: All of the plants listed below can be found at the Sale. Staff will be away from email and phone during the weekends of the Spring Plant Sale so the best way to know what is currently in stock at any moment is to come shop for yourself. We apologize in advance for any spelling or nomenclature errors in the below list-working fast to get the list updated for your use!

Plant Availability List-updated 4/17/18

  • Achillea millefolium ‘New Vintage Red’ (Yarrow)
  • Amsonia tabernaemontana (Eastern Bluestar)
  • Aquilegia candensis (Columbine)
  • Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’
  • Aster ‘Kickin Lavendar’
  • Aster carolinianus
  • Aster divaricatus
  • Autumn Fern
  • Begonia (hardy)
  • Boltonia asteroideds
  • Brugmansia (Angel’s Trumpet)
  • Callicarpa americana (Purple Beautyberry)
  • Canna
  • Chrysanthemum × rubellum ‘Clara Curtis’
  • Coreopsis
  • Creeping Jenny
  • Decumaria barbara (Climbing Hydrangea)
  • Dirca palustris (Leatherwood)
  • Dixie Wood Fern
  • Euonymus americanus (Strawberry Bush or Hearts-a-Bustin’)
  • Gardenia ‘Crown Jewel’
  • Gardenia ‘Jubilation’
  • Guara ‘So So’
  • Hellebores
  • Hemerocallis (Daylillies)
  • Hibiscus ‘Pink Crush Rose Mallow’
  • Houseplants
  • Hosta ‘Empress Wu’
  • Hosta ‘Halcyon’
  • Hosta ‘Halcyon’
  • Hosta ‘Twilight’
  • Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’
  • Hydrangea macrophylla ‘LA Dreamin’
  • Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Penny Mac’
  • Iris ‘Apricot Silk’
  • Iris japonica ‘Eco Easter’
  • Japanese Painted Fern
  • Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf)
  • Knockout Roses
  • Leucothoe axillaris ‘Margie Jenkins’
  • Mertensia virginica (Virginia Blue Bells)
  • Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’ Bee Balm
  • Pittosporum
  • Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)
  • Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ (Variegated Solomon’s Seal)
  • Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
  • Polystichum polyblepharum (Tassel Fern)
  • Quercus alba (White Oak)
  • Raphiolepsis (Indian Hawthorne)
  • Rhodea japonica (Sacred Lily)
  • Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldtstrum’
  • ryan’s Pink
  • Scutellaria laterfolia
  • Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
  • Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine Poppy)
  • Vernonia (Ironweed)
  • Xanthorhiza simplicissima (Yellowroot)
  • Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
  • Bramble Fern
  • Dendranthema ‘Pumpkin Igloo’
  • Frost Proof Gardenias
  • Lobelia siphilicata
  • Louisiana Wood Fern
  • Saxifraga stolonifera
  • Sisyrinchium angustifolium ‘Suwannee’
  • Trachelospermum jasminoides (Confederate Jasmine)
  • White gold Japanese Spirea

The Woodlands Garden Plant Sale is made possible by a group of dedicated volunteers.  Let us know if you’d like to help organize future Plant Sales or participate with any Garden efforts.  Email volunteer@woodlandsgarden.org to find out more….The Garden is a special place due to the many hands that make it grow-come join the fun!