Fairies, Photos, Fiddles and Ferns

The Partridge Fairies

A Celebration of Fairies on Sunday, Oct. 18

The Fairy People from Skyland Trail have descended upon Woodlands and installed their fabulous fairy homes and gardens along the trails. Every year this wonderful collaboration delights Woodlands visitors of all ages as well as participants from both organizations. Our Fairy Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2-5 pm, includes art workshops, face painting, a drum circle, and of course the Summoning of the Fairies and Trail Parade.

Please walk or bike if possible, or park off-site at Westchester School on Scott Blvd, or at BB&T Bank or Emory Credit Union on Clairmont. A shuttle will circle through all parking lots and bring visitors to Woodlands. A few on-site parking spaces will be reserved for handicap parking.

Photography Project Now on View

Virginie and Shannon installing one of the diptychs.

Photographers Virginie Kippelen and Shannon Davis have installed their collaborative photography project “Urban Wilderness + Man-Made Nature.” These diptych pairings offer a reflection on the conflicting forces between people and nature. The artists state: “We felt strongly that our visual exploration needed to be showcased in a natural environment that would convey the concept of our work. Woodlands Garden, a seven-acre forest on the edge of a busy street in Decatur, Ga, was the perfect fit for this exhibition.” Part of the 2014 Atlanta Celebrates Photography festival, this exhibit will remain on view at Woodlands until early November.

Woodlands Welcomes The Porch Bottom Boys for Live Music on Oct. 19

Fairies and photos will all be on view this Sunday, Oct. 19, when we welcome a new-to-Woodlands musical group to the Pavilion, 2-4 pm. The Porch Bottom Boys proudly hail from Decatur and play music based in bluegrass and seasoned with the diverse backgrounds of the band members in jazz, blues, rock, and other styles.
Jim Thompson, on fiddle and guitar, is an Atlanta native who has lived and worked in the coal towns of Virginia, and he gives the band its deep bluegrass roots. A founding member of the Poetown Ramblers near Grundy, Virginia, Jim also has played with bluegrass groups in Nashville. Steve Gorbatkin, who plays guitar and harmonica, was born on the south side of Chicago. His years in the Windy City left an indelible blues-inflected mark on his singing. Mandolinist and vocalist Denis Gainty has played various instruments with groups in Boston, New York, and Osaka. His mandolin style reflects his eclectic musical influences and misspent youth. All three are songwriters; they’ll play some of their original tunes, traditional songs, and favorite covers. You can read more about the group at porchbottomboys.com.

. . . And the Plant Sale Continues

The plant sale continues during all of these events and by special appointment. Be sure to stop by the sales yard to visit the knowledgeable plant sale volunteers and find the perfect shrubs and perennials for your yard.

A New Perspective for Woodlands Garden

To our Neighbors and Friends:

Woodlands Garden of Decatur, Inc. is pleased to announce plans to acquire the property located at 915 Clairemont Avenue, at the northeast corner of Scott Boulevard and Clairemont Avenue. This property was recently purchased by the Decatur Development Authority. Woodlands has signed an agreement with the Authority that gives us 18 months to raise the funds to purchase the property from the Authority.

This is a tremendous opportunity for Woodlands to preserve the green space at this highly visible location and to provide improved access to the Garden. Plans for how to integrate this new property are not complete, but we expect changes to our green space that will allow safe entry and exit, some additional parking, and new plantings consistent with our current Garden.

We are also developing master plan improvements for our current 7 acres. This additional property will provide further opportunity to enhance the Woodlands experience and beautify the corner. Ultimately, the beauty and serenity of the Garden is our focus. The improvements we make over the next two years will allow our community to more easily experience Woodlands Garden.

Visit us at woodlandsgarden.org and stroll through the Garden often. We will keep you informed as we move toward acquisition of the property. As always, we deeply appreciate your support.

The Board of Directors and Staff of Woodlands Garden of Decatur

404.373.2222
info@woodlandsgarden.org

See Fairies in the Garden Oct. 18th 2 – 5 pm

2014

Clients of Skyland Trail’s therapeutic horticultural program will once again bring their Fairies in the Garden installation to Woodlands, Saturday, Oct. 18th 2014, from 2 – 5 pm. Visitors to this annual event will discover tiny fairy dwellings built from bark, twigs, branches, seed heads, leaves and other natural materials, tucked in sheltered nooks along the garden’s paths. We’ll give you a few hints to find them. Fairy costumes encouraged!

We expect to welcome many fairy-loving friends on the 18th, so we encourage you to walk, bike or carpool. There are three offsite parking options. Download a map here. We’ll provide a shuttle to and from Westchester School, 758 Scott.

Art, Music, Plants and Fairies in the Garden

September through October
Paintings by Edie Morton
Edie Morton created Floating Gardens as part of the Wilderness Act Performance Series in honor of the 50th anniversary of this landmark legislation. Her encaustic paintings, using layers of beeswax, resin and pigments, draw inspiration from the patterns and shapes of wings, leaves and bark. The exhibit opened in September and will continue through October.

Sunday Oct. 12, 2014

Sweet Music in the Pavilion

2 – 3 pm Ashley Filip is an Atlanta singer-songwriter who has been performing since she was 14. Ashley’s songs are stories of family, spirituality, and relationships. She counts as influences the storytelling tradition of country and folk music and the music of Aretha Franklin, Alison Krauss, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Lauryn Hill, and Brad Paisley.

3 – 4 pm The Fabulous Pinkie Sisters, who range in age from 11 to 14, are Decatur singer-songwriter Allison Adams’ guitar and ukulele students. They are Ava Chester, Isabella Beeson, Anna Mahany, Alice Goddard, and Paige Garcia. Allison named them the Fabulous Pinkie Sisters because they all can do fabulous things with their pinkie fingers on their guitars and ukuleles.

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014
Fairies in the Garden
Clients of Skyland Trail’s therapeutic horticultural program will once again bring their Fairies in the Garden installation to Woodlands. Visitors to this annual event will discover tiny fairy dwellings built from bark, twigs, branches, seed heads, leaves and other natural materials, tucked in sheltered nooks along the garden’s paths.

Oct. 16-Nov. 2, 2014
Photography by Virginie Kippelen and Shannon Davis
Urban Wilderness + Man-Made Nature is part of the Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival. Photographers Virginie Kippelen and Shannon Davis will display large format photographs along the trails. This annual citywide festival, the largest annual community-oriented photo festival in the United States, strives to provide experiences that engage and educate diverse audiences through lens-based media.

At all these events visitors can purchase a variety of trees, shrubs and perennials from Woodlands Garden’s Fall Plant Sale. Choose from trees and shrubs that include seedlings of the area’s champion bigleaf magnolia plus Japanese maple, dogwood, redbud, American holly, Virginia sweetspire, and elderberry. There will be perennials such as celandine poppy,
passionflower vine, arum, hellebore, euphorbia, and ginger lily, and other plants passed along by friends of the garden. Buyers help support Woodlands Garden and take home plants proven to thrive in the Decatur area.

Woodlands Garden is at 932 Scott Blvd. Directions and additional information can be found here.

Fall Plant Sale Continues to Amaze Us

Time for the Fall Plant Sale at Woodlands

2 – 4 pm Sundays in October, 2 – 5 pm Saturday October 18th

Amazing donated plants keep rolling in, and amazing new and repeat customers continue to find treasures for their gardens. Even if you’ve already found a few new plants for your yard, come this Sunday to find more. Our volunteer gardeners have collected seedlings from Woodlands trees, brought plants from their own gardens, and secured donations from many nearby nurseries. We’ll keep selling these gorgeous specimens through October 26th.