State Botanical Garden of Georgia
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Athens-Clarke County
Sweet Pea Club: Teaching Multi-Generational Stewardship for the Environment
The Sweet Pea Club is a weekly event run by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia’s education department that teaches young children about the importance of environmental stewardship. The club meets on Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden, with each week focusing on a…
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Athens-Clarke County
Horticulturist Abra Lee to Give Lecture on Black Female Gardeners
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will host author and horticulturist Abra Lee for its Johnstone Lecture at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lee’s lecture, titled “The Invincible Garden Ladies,” will highlight the stories of Black female horticulturists in U.S. history. The Johnstone Lecture series, which started in 1994, honors the garden’s…