Camellia Propagation Workshop

Flowers in bloom

The North Georgia Camellia Society along with Woodlands Garden will be hosting a

"Camellia Cuttings Workshop and Swap”

on Saturday, June 26, 2021

from 10 am - 11am*

at Woodlands Garden in the Pavilion

The workshop will be led by Jim Pruckler, NGCS Vice President. The program will focus on propagating Camellias from cuttings.  For many years, Jim worked as a microbiologist at the CDC. He has devoted himself to growing and promoting Camellias across the Southeast.  Jim can be seen tending Dr. Morse's original collection of Camellias as the resident Camellia guru at Woodlands and takes yearly trips to assist his friend, Tom Johnson, at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, SC.

Registration details:

  • NCGS member: $10 registration fee for NGCS member
  • General Registration: $20 for non-members of NCGS
  • Registration fee includes provided supplies (planting medium, root hormone and cups to grow two cuttings)
  • To maintain a quality and safely distanced experience in the outdoor venue, registration is required and limited. If the spaces fill up additional time options will be offered on the same day.

 

Click here to Register:

 

What to Bring: Please bring a mask, your gloves, water bottle, and clippers or a sharp pocket-knife. You are invited to bring cuttings from Camellias that you wish to share with others or take cuttings from selected from the Garden.

Location: This hands-on workshop will take place in the Pavilion at Woodlands Garden which is a short walk from the vehicle parking into the Garden. Detailed directions to the newly constructed entrances into the Garden can be found here.

Additional resources:

 

*To maintain a quality and safely distanced experience in the outdoor venue, registration is limited. If the spaces fill up additional time options will be offered on the same day.

Special Thank You to:

the North Georgia Camellia Society & Jim Pruckler

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.

Rendering-of-Walkway-from-Visitor-Center

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!

Come Help: Saturday, July 21st Volunteer Project

Saturday Volunteer Project

July 21 @ 9:00 am12:00 pm

From 9:00am – 12:00pm we will be working on Garden maintenance projects ranging from litter pick up to weeding to planting to mulching. We need volunteers to make this happen! Please mark your calendars and let us know you’re coming by registering here!

This is an outdoor volunteer project, so dress for the weather and bring drinking water.

Click Here to Register Online