Program Coordinator role is currently open and we are reviewing candidates. If you submitted an application, thank you for your interest and we'll be in touch soon.
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!
Currently seeking Board member nominations. If you or someone you know is eager to be involved in a volunteer leadership capacity please submit a nomination online here.
Double your donation: Every contribution to the Volunteer Workspace will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous group of Garden Friends. Help us reach our $10,000 goal to unlock $20,000 of donations from individuals with great impact towards the greater project goal!
More than 215 volunteers contribute 3,000+ service hours each year to sustain Woodlands Garden’s horticultural operations. Yet the dedicated volunteers who steward our landscape lack a home base. Tools and equipment are stored in the Visitor Center, far from primary planting areas. The Visitor Center functions simultaneously as a welcome space, staff office, and storage facility.
Over the past decade, thanks to the generosity of our community, Woodlands has invested in wayfinding signage and expanded accessibility across the property. As a result, we have welcomed a growing number of visitors, increasing daily use and horticultural demand. Garden infrastructure must also improve to support our growth and maintain the native ecosystem at the highest standard.
To address our operational constraints, Woodlands plans to construct a Volunteer Workspace, which will serve as a hub for horticultural operations and relocate garden equipment to the heart of the landscape. This shift will also free Visitor Center space for conversion into an educational classroom, establishing the foundation needed to support environmental stewardship, expand volunteer participation, and foster hands-on learning. For more details about the project, click here.
A storage shed will securely house horticultural supplies and vehicles.
An open-air pavilion will provide shaded workspace and seating for volunteers in all weather, from rain to hot Georgia summers.
The Volunteer Workspace will be tucked in the east corner of the Garden, more easily accessible to planting areas, but separated from visitor traffic.
The planned Volunteer Workspace will anchor horticultural operations at the heart of our wooded landscape, optimizing storage and providing a dedicated work area for 3,000+ community members who care for the garden. As the final installment in a decade of capital improvements, it is a lasting investment in Woodlands Garden’s vision of stewardship and connection to the natural world.
The Garden has access points on both Scott Blvd and Clairemont Ave so which entrance you choose will be based on where you’re traveling from.
932 Scott Blvd, Decatur, GA 30030
913 Clairemont Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 *best address for GPS from any direction
West on Scott Blvd: If you’re traveling west on Scott Blvd from Stone Mountain to Downtown Atlanta, go through the traffic light at Superior Ave and turn right into the Garden entrance at 932 Scott Blvd, just before the intersection of Scott Blvd and Clairemont Ave. Please keep in mind that for safety reasons, this entrance only allows for vehicles to make right turns, whether they are entering or leaving the Garden.
East on Scott Blvd: If you’re traveling east on Scott Blvd driving away from the City of Atlanta, turn left onto Clairemont Ave at the intersection, then take the first available right to enter the Garden’s Clairemont Ave entrance.
North on Clairemont: If you’re traveling from the Downtown Decatur area on Clairemont Ave heading north, turn right into the Garden’s Clairemont Ave entrance right after passing through the Scott Blvd intersection.
South on Clairemont: If you’re traveling from north Decatur or the Emory campus area going south on Clairemont, turn left into the Garden’s Clairemont Ave entrance just before the intersection with Scott Blvd.
Visit site here for further details including maps
Show your support for Woodlands Garden during GA Gives Day 2025.
GA Gives Day is on Tuesday, December 2nd 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 December 2nd 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!
Woodlands is thrilled to partner with Skyland Trail and Hillside Atlanta for the 14th annual ‘Fairies in the Garden’ celebration from October 10 – 24, 2026.
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. Fairy homes include sites easily viewed from ADA-accessible paths and hardscaped driveways.
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 and find all the fairy homes on display
About Fairies in the Garden:
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026 to Saturday, October 24, 2026
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.
