Help support this thriving greenspace by donating to Woodlands Garden. Your financial contributions help to maintain the horticulture collections, purchase supplies for volunteer projects, and much more!
All donations are greatly appreciated and can be submitted securely online with a credit card here or mailed directly to Woodlands Garden at 932 Scott Blvd Decatur, GA 30030.
Please contact director@woodlandsgarden.org with any questions or suggestions. We are always open to ideas of how to generate support for this community resource.
In October 2017, Woodlands Garden was awarded a $25,000 grant from The Imlay Foundation towards its streambed restoration project. The Imlay Foundation is a private charitable foundation established in 1990 by John P. Imlay Jr., the late Atlanta-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, to support charitable and cultural organizations within Atlanta and Scotland.
Morse Creek running through Woodlands Garden
Woodlands sought funds to stabilize the banks of Morse Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River that runs through the Garden. In March this year, the Garden hired Ecological Solutions Inc., a natural resources consulting firm, to assess the site and create a plan to repair the damage to the creek and surrounding area. Their report showed that erosion and poor storm water management upstream have compromised the creek’s water and banks over time.
The Imlay Foundation’s grant will be used to purchase stream restoration materials, including root wads, boulders, and plants, among other materials. Mary Ellen Imlay, Board Chairman of The Imlay Foundation, said, “The Imlay Foundation is pleased to continue its support for Woodlands Garden with a grant for the Morse Creek streambed restoration project. As a native of Decatur and a friend of the Morse family, I am delighted that Woodlands Garden is working hard to preserve this beautiful natural oasis in the middle of a rapidly developing area of Metro Atlanta.”
Woodlands will be engaging the community to help complete the restoration work so sign up today to join the volunteer effort. The Morse Creek restoration project continues Woodlands’ ongoing work to preserve its Piedmont forest and engage the broader Atlanta community in the natural world.
Follow in the footsteps of the Imlay Foundation by donating to Woodlands to support garden projects and programs in this community greenspace by visiting http://www.woodlandsgarden.org/support-woodlands/.
Decatur Focus published a version of this article in their December 2017 issue (pg 16). You can read it here: http://www.decaturga.com/home/showdocument?id=11007
Thank you to all of our fairy friends for making this year’s Fairies in the Garden such a wonderful success!
Special thanks to our friends at Skyland Trail for all the help they put in to making this event a success! Woodlands Garden and Fairies thank you all.
Special thanks to these local nurseries, organizations, and businesses for your support to make the Fall Plant Sale a great success!
Ace Hardware Tucker
Arborguard
Ashe-Simpson Garden Center
Atlanta History Center Goizueta Gardens
Baker Environmental Nursery
Brushwood Nursery
Buck Jones Nursery
Chattahoochee Nature Center
Dorough Nursery
Family Tree
Frank Smith’s Nursery
Georgia Wholesale Nursery
Garden*Hood
Georgia Perimeter College Garden
Goodness Grows
Halls Flower Shop
Intown Ace Hardware – Decatur
John Dunn
Ladyslipper Rare Plant Nursery
Native Forest Nursery
Night Song Native Plant Nursery
Piccadilly Farm Nursery and Gardens
Pike’s Nursery Regional Office
Randy’s Nursery
ReVisioned Furniture
Southern Native Plantings
The Kinsey Family Farm
Transplant Nursery
Wilkerson Mill Gardens
Woody’s Wholesale Nursery
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. Complete this online Volunteer Application to provide your interests and get more involved at Woodlands. The Garden is a special place due to the many hands that make it grow; come join the fun!
Let Us Know How We’re Doing! Fill Out the Garden Visitor Survey
Here at Woodlands, we are thankful for our visitors and supporters. We literally couldn’t do it without all of you.
So we want to hear your opinions! Please take a few minutes and fill out our Garden Visitor Survey, and let us know what you love (and don’t love) about the Garden.
