NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS Gardens at BabyLand General® Hospital Mountain Research and Education Center showcase Gardens are open year-round with peak bloom time plants harvested and often cultivated by early from mid-April through late May. The Gardens at BabyLand General Hospital are American Freedom Garden at inhabitants of the region. The American Indians Cabbage Patch Kids® creator Xavier Roberts’ ongoing Northeast Georgia History Center and early settlers used these plants for a variety of Garden Hours: 8:00 a.m. to Dusk tribute to his mother, Miss Eula Roberts. From flowering medicines, food and crafts. Although many of these The American Freedom Garden is a beautifully dogwoods, Kwanzan and Yoshino cherry trees, delicate plants are considered “weeds,” they are valuable to Hamilton Gardens on Lake Chatuge landscaped area at the Northeast Georgia History Japanese maples, and native azaleas to spring- wildlife and pollinators and have an important place in 1311 Music Hall Rd Center that pays tribute to all veterans of the United flowering forsythias, summer bulbs and hydrangeas, the ecosystem. Hiawassee, Georgia 30546 States Armed Forces who have fought to preserve beautiful fall foliage, and holiday evergreens, the HamiltonGardens.org freedom. A life-sized bronze statue of five children is gardens welcome every season. surrounded by 24 granite pillars on which the names Guided Tours: Mondays, May through September (excluding national holidays), from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. of American veterans are engraved. On the back wall is Garden Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. the Pathway to Freedom, a brief narrative of America’s / Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hart County Botanical Garden Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center 20th century conflicts. This seven-acre garden is made up of 16 specialty 195 Georgia Mountain Experiment Station Rd BabyLand General Hospital gardens, including the Sun Perennial, Herb, Blairsville, Georgia 30512 Garden Hours: 300 NOK Dr Rhododendron, Fern, Bog, Camellia, Wetland and GMREC.UGA.edu Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Cleveland, Georgia 30528 Native Plant gardens. An ADA-accessible walking trail CabbagePatchKids.com provides a look at each of the garden areas in a natural Northeast Georgia History Center wooded setting with trees and a natural spring. 322 Academy St NE Eva Thompson Thornton Memorial Garden at Thompson Mills Forest Gainesville, Georgia 30501 Braselton Mulberry Riverwalk Garden Hours: Dawn to Dusk NEGHC.org Thompson Mills Forest is the State Arboretum of Two hundred acres of natural path along the Mulberry Georgia, featuring 330 acres with granite outcroppings, Hart County Botanical Garden River featuring perennial gardens, footbridges and the Lee Creek Native Tree Trail, Pinetum Trail and 1277 Elberton Hwy picnic areas for the public are protected and preserved the seven-acre Eva Thompson Thornton Memorial Hartwell, Georgia 30643 for all to enjoy. The spot where all four of Braselton’s Garden. Two hundred species of trees are found in the HartCoGardens.org counties come together on the trail is designated by a arboretum, and the Memorial Garden contains more monument and small rest area on the river. than 100 species of native and ornamental trees. Garden Hours: Dawn to Dusk Garden Hours: Dawn to Dusk Braselton Mulberry Riverwalk Thompson Mills Forest 940 Liberty Church Rd 1898 New Liberty Church Rd Braselton, Georgia 30517 Braselton, Georgia 30517 VisitBraselton.com Warnell.UGA.edu/Eva-Thompson-Thornton-Memorial- Garden-Walk Atlanta Botanical Garden – Gainesville As part of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Gainesville Herb Crib location is a destination for connecting with beauty and A location of peace, beauty and mystical charm, the the natural world. Complete with a visitor center, seven Herb Crib provides a welcome escape from modern acres of display gardens, a model train garden, walking pressures. Visitors will find organic medicinal and trails and an amphitheater, it is a cultural center for the culinary herbs mixed with native plants and old cottage community, hosting exciting exhibitions, events and garden flowers to provide a welcome food source for educational programs. pollinators. A seat on the medieval thyme bench or a stroll along the old brick walkway allows visitors to Garden Hours: March – October, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / observe nature at its best. November – February, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Garden Hours: May – October, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Atlanta Botanical Garden – Gainesville Ethnobotanic Gardens and Woodland Medicine Trail at 1911 Sweetbay Dr the Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center Hamilton Rhododendron Gardens at Lake Chatuge Herb Crib Gainesville, Georgia 30501 2998 Trackrock Church Rd The Ethnobotanic Gardens and Woodland Medicine Rhododendrons, native azaleas and wildflowers color AtlantaBG.org Blairsville, Georgia 30512 Trail on the grounds of the University of Georgia’s 33 acres on the shoreline of Lake Chatuge located in Hiawassee on the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. The HerbCrib.com NORTH GEORGIA NORTH GEORGIANORTH GEORGIA NORTH GEORGIA Garden Trail GardenGarden Trail Trail Garden Trail NORTH GEORGIA NORTH GEORGIA NORTH GEORGIA NORTH GEORGIA Garden Trail Garden Trail Garden Trail Garden Trail 17TOUR012649 / April 2017 17TOUR012649 NORTH GEORGIA NORTH GEORGIA Garden Trail GardenSouthern Trail Appalachia is known for its abundance of history, culture and natural beauty. North Georgia lies in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains and dotted throughout this region are formal, butterfly, herb and native GeorgiaGardenTrails.org plant gardens, just to name a few. From whimsical to well-planned, each garden has its Georgia Department of Economic Development own story to tell. So, come explore the botanical Technology Square | 75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 1200 beauty that the Historic High County and Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel Regions have to offer. Linwood Nature Preserve Garden Hours: Dawn to Dusk House o’ Dreams from the Garden Club of Georgia, Oak Hill’s gardens are Berry College undergoing complete restoration. The Linwood Nature Preserve is a 32-acre national Paul Anderson Memorial Park 2277 Martha Berry Hwy NW model for native plant preservation. Two miles of nature 626 E Tugalo St Rome, Georgia 30149 Garden Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. trails, an Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, rain gardens, Tocooa, Georgia 30577 Berry.edu/HouseoDreams a native plant specimen garden and the Old Growth Oak Hill Forest Network Community Forest comprise the Berry College preserve in Gainesville. Poetry Trail Garden at The Reece Heritage Farm 24 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE Rome, Georgia 30149 This Appalachian farmstead was the home of acclaimed Garden Hours: Dawn to Dusk Berry.edu/OakHill poet and novelist Byron Herbert Reece. The farm Linwood Nature Preserve has a variety of exhibits highlighting life in southern 415 Linwood Dr Appalachia, including the Poetry Trail Garden, in which Gainesville, Georgia 30501 excerpts from Reece’s poetry are engraved in huge Gainesville.org/LinwoodNaturePreserve rock boulders. Surrounding the boulders are native plants and flowers as well as flowers beloved by Reece himself. Wolf Creek borders the farm, which also boasts a small conifer garden. Garden Hours: April – October, Dawn to Dusk Reece Heritage Farm 8552 Gainesville Hwy. Gibbs Gardens Blairsville, GA 30512 World-class Gibbs Gardens, less than one hour ReeceFarm.org northeast of Atlanta, is comprised of 220 acres of landscaped gardens adjacent to spring-fed streams, ponds and lakes and surrounded by hillsides covered Red Oak Lavender Farm with mature woodlands. The Gardens’ appearance Rock City changes every three weeks. Twenty million daffodils Rock City is a marvel of nature, featuring massive More than 1,200 lavender plants of 18 varieties are open the Gardens in March followed by 16 Colorfests ancient rock formations, gardens with more than 400 located on the farm. On the second Saturday of each through mid-November. Thousands of Japanese Maples native plant species and breathtaking “See 7 States” June, visitors can pick their own, or visit the gift shop display brilliant foliage in autumn. A 40-acre Japanese panoramic views. Rock City celebrates its status Mauldin House Gardens almost year-round for lavender products made from the Garden offers year around beauty. as a national treasure of botanical, geological and garden’s yield. Home to thousands of flowers in every imaginable entrepreneurial significance. color, the Mauldin Gardens brick paths lead you through Garden Hours: March – December, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Garden Hours: March – December, Wednesday – Friday the garden and around the historic Mauldin House, Rock City 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Millinery Shop and Big Holly Cabin. The gardens feature Gibbs Gardens 1400 Patton Rd many native and rare plants, a koi pond and an old well, 1987 Gibbs Dr Lookout Mountain, Georgia 30750 Red Oak Lavender Farm and are a popular spot for photography. Ball Ground, Georgia 30107 SeeRockCity.com 2882 Red Oak Flats Rd GibbsGardens.com Garden Hours: Dawn to Dusk Dahlonega, Georgia 30533 RedOakLavender.com The ROCK Garden Mauldin House Gardens Meditation Gardens at Myrtle Hill Cemetery 458 Jefferson St Cinderella’s castle, Notre Dame and 50 more hand-built Clarkesville, Georgia 30523 HISTORIC HIGH COUNTRY The garden overlooking Myrtle Hill at the river miniature stone structures await at The ROCK Garden. ClarkesvilleGa.com confluence provides a place of beauty and serenity. The The structures — all crafted from tiny stones, pebbles, landscape plan echoes the allure of Rome’s seven hills shells, odd pieces of broken glass and china, rocks, and three rivers. Seven berms represent the seven hills: ceramic tile, cement, wire and other materials — are Myrtle, Mount Aventine, Old Shorter Hill, Clock Tower, designed to imitate their larger counterparts. Beautiful Lumpkin, Blossom and Jackson. Winding pebbled flowers and a meandering stream enhance this tranquil, paths represent the three rivers: Oostanaula, Etowah whimsical oasis, making it a perfect place to relax and and Coosa.