Native Plants
National Organizations Directory
As a service to the public, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center collects information on native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations throughout North America. Click here to add your organization to the directory. Affiliates are organizations that partner with the Wildflower Center to encourage the preservation and use of native plants in different regions of the country.
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Address: 1345 Piedmont Road
Atlanta, GA 30309
Region: Southeast
Phone: (404) 876-5859
Fax: (404) 876-7472
Web: www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Organization Scope: State/Regional
Organization Type: Botanic Garden
Services this organization provides
- Inventory and/or monitor endangered/rare species
- Work on restoration projects
- Wildflower or native habitat display on property
- Conducts research
- Publish research
- Provide educational programming
- Open to the public
- Membership program
- Membership list
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
- Propagate native plants
- Native plant sales
Native Plant Focus: Native carnivorous plants, wetlants, mountain bogs, Ecuador indigenous plants, madagascar, Torreya
Publications: Clippings 4 x year
Description: The Atlanta Botanical Garden was incorporated in 1976 to develop and maintain plant collections for the purpose of display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment. The Garden features 15 acres of outdoor display gardens, the Upper Woodland showcasing five acres of shade-loving ornamentals from around the world and the 10-acre Storza Woods with natural undergrowth and walking trails. Across the Flower Bridge is the two-acre Children’s Garden, which has been designed as a “wellness” garden. The Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory houses rare and endangered plants from tropical rainforests and desert regions. The Fuqua Orchid Center houses a High Elevation House, a Tropical Display House and a Center for Education and Conservation.
Last Update: 2003-12-31
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