Midtown’s Atlanta Botanical Garden opens from Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The adult admission is $24.95 on weekdays and $27.95 on weekends. From February to April 2023, they also have an Orchid Dazes exhibition at Fuqua Conservatory and Orchid Center.
Atlanta Botanical Garden has “Kid Programming” for children to learn about nature in the Lou Glenn Children’s Garden. For example, “Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity,” “Storybook Time,” and “Garden Grooves.” Those events have different time sections, but they don’t require extra fees.
Atlanta Botanical Garden provides volunteer opportunities for people who are 18-year-old or above. Volunteers can participate in various positions, such as lobby greeter, docent, and garden essential maintenance. According to the Covid-19 pandemic, all staff and volunteers must take two vaccination doses to work in the garden.
Atlanta Botanical Garden has different art collections, and the constructors are handling the “Nepenthes Chandelier” in the Hardin Visitor Center. It is Dale Chihuly’s sculpture, a glass artist, which represents the nepenthes pitcher plants in the garden.
The Kendeda Canopy Walk is a 40 feet high and 12-foot wide bridge, so you can see things like a bird. Under the bridge is Storza Woods, the secondary growth mature hardwood forest in Atlanta, and you can walk to Glade Garden, Bowl Garden, Channel Garden, and other garden areas.
The 25-foot sculpture “Earth Goddess” is the spotlight in Cascades Garden, designed by Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal. In spring 2023, the garden will plant 18,000 annuals on the sculpture to make it looks colorful and energetic.
Longleaf Restaurant won the “Open Table Diners’ Choice Award” for the Garden View in 2023. It provides spaces for dining, private events, and educational programs. The time of table service is every Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., but it requires table reservations.
There are rare topics and desert plants from different places in the Fuqua Orchid Center, so the temperature must be closely monitored. For example, the plants in the photo are tropical, so the temperature must be 65–75 degrees Fahrenheit in the relative area.
The Japanese Garden exhibits the design of traditional Japanese gardens, such as elements of hill-and-pond, courtyard, and tea gardens. Visitors can rent this garden for private and special events, and it is especially famous for intimate weddings.
Artist Karen Anderson Singer started a “Tiny Little Door” project in 2014, releasing 22 tiny little doors in Atlanta. On Dec 22, 2022, she released a 7-inch little door sculpture at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and you can find it on Vine Arbor alongside the Great Lawn.
