I’m lucky to live in the Atlanta area where spring comes early. Quite often in February, we’ll have afternoon temperatures in the 60s, warm enough to shop the garden centers and be inspired for my spring gardens.
The weather doesn’t always cooperate, however, and this gardener’s attention turns to indoor activities like diving into the teetering stack of garden books and seed catalogs growing by my favorite chair (with the good reading light beside it 😊).
On those days, I plan my Garden Events like tours, plant sales and symposiums. Here are my picks for gardening events in the Atlanta area spring 2025:
February 2025
Georgia Perennial Plant Association Symposium and Silent Auction
Get excited about gardening at Georgia Perennial Plant Association’s Symposium featuring speakers Richard G. Hawke of the Chicago Botanic Garden; Jennifer Petritz, president of the American Hydrangea Society; and “Planting in a Post-Wild World” co-author Thomas Rainer. Atlanta gardening legend Lisa Bartlett emcees the event. Held in Atlanta on February 22. Register here.
March 2025
Atlanta Orchid Society Orchid Show
Explore unusual and rarely seen orchids at the Atlanta Orchid Society’s annual show in Day Hall at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Details at atlantaorchidsociety.org
Chattahoochee Nature Center Plant Sale
Spring Native Plant Sale will be held at CNC, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell, Georgia. March 28-29 and April 4-5. Get details here.
April 2025
Cobb Master Gardener Plant Sale & Expo
April 18 & 19, 2025, Jim R. Miller State Park, Marietta, Georgia. This plant sale is a must for local gardeners. Get the details here.
North Fulton Master Gardeners 23rd Annual Garden Faire
April 12, 2025, 9 am – 3 pm at The Grove at Wills Park, Alpharetta, Georgia.
Features plant sales, garden accessories and tools. Admission is free. Click for details.
Piedmont Garden Tour in Athens, Georgia
April 19, 2025, 10 am – 4 pm, Athens, Georgia.
Join the Piedmont Gardeners annual garden tour and take the opportunity to visit five inspirational gardens in the Watkinsville/Athens, Georgia area. More info here.
West Georgia Native Plant Society Native Plant Sale
Saturday, April 19, 9 am – noon
900 Newnan Road, Carrollton. Get the details here.
Douglas County Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale
April 25 and 26, 2025, 9 am -6 pm
Park at Woodie Fite Senior Center, 100 Simeon Springer Court, Douglasville. Learn more here.
May 2025
Historic Druid Hills Home & Garden Tour
May 2-4, 2025
Beautiful homes and gardens are showcased in this historic neighborhood designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Learn more and purchase tickets here.
Keep Smyrna Beautiful Garden Tour
May 3, 2025, 10 am-4 pm
Tour highlights innovative gardens in Smyrna, Georgia. This is consistently one of my favorite tours each year! Learn more.
Spring Garden Stroll in Macon
May 3 and 4. Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm. Sunday, noon to 5 pm. Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual Spring Stroll of Gardens and Homes is, to me, more about houses than gardens, but they’re both impressive. And you get a tour of the historic Hay House. Get details here.
Cobb Master Gardener Garden Tour 2025
May 10, 2025
A favorite tour each year. Check here for details.
Soil Festival
May 17, 2025, 11 am to 4 pm at Maddox Park.
Sponsored by Food Well Alliance, the Soil Festival showcases garden experts in workshops for beginner gardeners, seasoned growers and everyone in between. Check out the event here.
Midtown Atlanta Garden Stroll
May 18, 2025 from noon to 5 p.m. Fun walking tour of midtown Atlanta gardens sponsored by the Midtown Neighbors Association. Click for details.
June 2025
North Fulton Master Gardeners Petal and Pathways Tour
Held Saturday, June 7, 11 am – 3 pm. Get tickets here.
Intown Atlanta GNPS Native Garden Tour
Gardens are located in North Druid Hills and Decatur. June 7, 2025, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Each garden is a certified GNPS Native Plant Habitat. Learn more here.
American Hydrangea Society Garden Tour
June 14, 2025 9 am to 5 pm.
Beautiful Atlanta area gardens will be featured. AHS membership gets you a free ticket. Click to learn more.
If you have a favorite gardening event in the Atlanta area, share in the comments section or reach out on Instagram or Facebook. Thanks for reading ~
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Thanks for doing the research for us and posting it. Last spring I used your website to find Atlanta garden tours and I was not disappointed!