This is a dynamic list of public gardens I’ve visited over the years. I’ll add editorial copy over time. Let me know your favorite gardens and where I should visit next!
Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
![Two bird sculptures in a garden meadow](https://acookandherbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/master-list-gardens-ABG_4583-1024x731.gif)
Atlanta Botanical Garden 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
![Mausoleum at Oakland Cemetery | Photo by Lucy Mercer](https://acookandherbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/oakland_7359-1024x819.gif)
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Ave, SE Atlanta, Georgia 30312
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Gainesville, Georgia (Hall County)
![Lily pond and building at Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville campus](https://acookandherbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/master-list-gardens-ABG_5282-768x1024.gif)
Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville Campus 1911 Sweet Bay Dr. Gainesville, Georgia 30501
Kennesaw, Georgia (Cobb County)
![Classical home exterior decorated with evergreen wreaths and garland](https://acookandherbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/smith-gilbert-master-list-gardens_4545-741x1024.gif)
Smith-Gilbert Gardens 2382 Pine Mountain Rd, Kennesaw, Georgia 30152
Ball Ground, Georgia (Cherokee County)
![Pansies in containers | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books](https://acookandherbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gibbs_6938-819x1024.gif)
Gibbs Gardens 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia 30107
Athens, Georgia (Clarke County)
![Urn with summer flowers at State Botanical Garden](https://acookandherbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/state-garden_8644-2-1024x731.gif)
State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens, Georgia 30605
![Yellow and pink flowers in containers in a garden at dawn](https://acookandherbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/trial-garden_5170-768x1024.gif)
University of Georgia Trial Garden 1030 W Green St, Athens, Georgia 30602
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Alabama:
Birmingham Botanical Garden
Alaska
Jensen-Olson Arboretum, Juneau
Florida:
Sarasota: Marie Selby
Coral Gables: Fairchild
St. Pete: Sunken Gardens
Minnesota
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chaska)
New York
Wave Hill (The Bronx)
North Carolina
Durham: Sarah P Duke Garden @ Duke University
Chapel Hill: Coker Arboretum @ UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Campus
Tennesee: Cheekwood
Canada
Victoria, British Columbia: Butchart Gardens
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