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  • An Earth Day Celebration is to be held on April 22, 2023 in the town of Avondale Estates, near its picturesque town center near Atlanta GA.

    Earth Day in Avondale!

    Avondale Estates Avondale Estates, GA, United States

    Join us in Avondale for Earth Day: Avondale ACTion is sponsoring an Earth Day Celebration in Avondale 2-5pm at the new town green pavilion.  More info here.

  • Two women sieve fresh compost into a wheelbarrow. They work in landscaped clearing framed with lush woods.

    Composting – Black Gold ’23

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    04/24/22 Composting 2pm - 3:30 pm Trecia Neal Stop throwing out the other black gold: nutrients.  Learn hands-on how to take garden debris and turn it into rich, water-holding compost,...

  • vermicomposting bin containing soil and shredded paper

    Worms in My Kitchen!

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    Red Wigglers galore!  In this exciting hands-on workshop Trecia Neal from Green Gardens Education & Designs, participants will learn how worms called red wigglers eat food waste and turn it...

  • Piedmont Prairie in Georgia

    Welcome to the Piedmont Prairie

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    Welcome to the Piedmont Prairie - with Linda Chafin 09/30/23   2 pm - 3:30 pm Please join us Saturday September 30th from 2-3:30, as Georgia wildflower expert Linda Chafin...

  • Georgia Aububon Sale and Presentation

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    (12pm) Designing Native Habitat for Birds and Pollinators, led by Georgia Audubon's Alex LoCastro: This presentation will walk attendees through the process of designing a native plant garden for the benefit...

  • Georgia Audubon Sale and Presentation

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    (12pm) Wildlife Sanctuary Assessment Demonstration, led by a Georgia Audubon Avian Advocate: This presentation will demonstrate how volunteers in Georgia Audubon's Wildlife Sanctuary Program go about conducting habitat assessments in...

  • Groundwaters flow to the surface of Dawson Forest, forming a seep. Various ferns and other lush wetland species make up this habitat’s biotic community.

    Gardening Guided by Natural Communities – with Leslie Edwards

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    Gardening Guided by Natural Communities - with Leslie Edwards 10/21/23 2 pm - 3:30 pm One of the biggest challenges a native plant gardener faces is choosing which plants to...

  • Neil Norton, ISA certified master arborist, is pictured in a green pullover and field cap against the grey and deeply furrowed bark of a wide tree.

    How to Plant a Tree

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    How to Plant a Tree - with Neil Norton 10/22/23    2 pm - 3:30 pm Trees can outlive us by a few centuries, but only if we give them what...

  • Beech trees in an forest

    Avoid the Franken Forest!

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    Avoid the Frankenforest! - with Kathryn Kolb 11/05/23 2 pm - 3:30 pm Selecting the right tree for the right space is important to the health of the tree, the...

  • A hole dug into the topsoil of this sunbed at the farm location demonstrates the final result of deeply amended soil in Lexington, GA.

    How to Build Your Soil – with Jeff Killingsworth

    Beech Hollow Atlanta Metro 389 North Clarendon Ave, Scottdale, GA, United States

    How to Build Your Soil - with Jeff Killingsworth 11/12/23 2 pm - 3:30 pm Does your garden struggle with clay soil? Welcome to Georgia! Clay is an important component of nutrient rich soil, but too much clay is hard for plants to deal with.  In the dog days of Southern summers clay's as hard...