GA Gives Day is on Tuesday, November 28th this year. People all over the state will make easy, secure online donations to their favorite charities all through the month, leading up to this day. Woodlands is excited to be a part of this month-long marathon of generosity, and would love to have your support. We have until midnight on November 30th to get to our goal of $5,000. All donations (including those that can take us over and above our goal amount) will go towards the maintenance and upkeep of this public green space.
Every little bit helps us, so make your contribution today!
We currently do not have any open positions. Check back for when we recruit for 2024 Interns.
We are always in need of Volunteers…Please complete this online volunteer application so we can learn a little more about your interests. Then we will contact you when we have a task we’d like your help to accomplish!
We are always in need of volunteers. Please complete this online volunteer application so we can learn a little more about your interests. Then we will contact you when we have a task we’d like your help to accomplish!
Woodlands is thrilled to partner with Skyland Trail and Hillside Atlanta for the eleventh annual ‘Fairies in the Garden’ celebration from October 7- 21. This year we will feature fairy homes easily viewed from ADA-accessible paths and hardscaped driveways.
Fairies in the Garden features artistic “fairy” houses, hidden throughout the Garden’s eight-acre forest for young nature-lovers to find. Skyland Trail artists will create intricate tiny houses in the woods, just for you to find. They could be tucked away below an old tree, under a bridge or right along the trails. 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. Colonies will include root fairies, stump fairies, fortress fairies, moss fairies … and of course trolls under the bridge.
How to join in the fairy fun:
Keep magic thriving by: 1. Staying on the path 2. Look with your eyes only–please don’t touch the fairy homes!
Stroll the trails at Woodlands Garden during the free, 2-week exhibit from October 7-21 and find all the fairy homes on display
About Fairies in the Garden:
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023 to Saturday, October 21, 2023
Time: Exhibit is open during daylight hours
Location: 932 Scott Boulevard, Decatur, GA 30030
Directions & Parking: Directions to Woodlands can be found here. Parking at Woodlands is limited. Off-site parking options are available at Westchester Elementary on the weekends and on Maediris Dr across from the Decatur YMCA. Please consider walking, biking, or carpooling.
Interested in donating plants from your home garden? Complete this Plant Donation Questionnaire here to share plant information and learn more about what types of plants we’re accepting for the Fall Plant Sale.
Join a Walk & Talk on Saturday, September 16th at 11am with Steve Sanchez, principal landscape architect with HGOR, for a sneak peek of Fall Plant Sale plants. During this one hour Garden stroll Steve will feature not to miss plants available for sale during this year’s Fall Plant Sale. Registration required by emailing director@woodlandsgarden.org.
Featured plants:
Sun-loving natives including: Passion Flower, Scarlet Hibiscus, Hairy Sunflower, Goldenrod, and many more!
GA Piedmont Natives including: White Wood Aster, Ocmulgee Skullcap, River Oats, Swamp Sunflower, Climbing Hydrangea, Carolina Jessamine, Strawberry Bush, Beautyberry, Eastern Redbud, Devil’s Walking Stick, and countless more!
Non-natives including: Japanese Maple, Ryan Gainey Chrysanthemum, and White Spider Lily!
Ferns that will thrive in this area year after year: Christmas fern
