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  • 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 a variety of settings. Attendees will learn the program's requirements, the conservation reasons behind each of them, and will participate in a mock assessment of...

  • 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 grow where. Recognizing and observing native plant communities, from forest to prairie to streamside edge, can inspire and help guide your plant choices, even in...

  • 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 they need to succeed.  Neil Norton will go over the best practices to help your green antidote to climate change (tree) Wildlife habitat (tree), and...

  • 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 success of your planting plan and truly restoring native biodiversity. We often consider sun, shade, and moisture, but there's so much more - each tree...

  • 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...

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    Spring Fling 2024

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

    This March 16, 2024, join Beech Hollow and our local partners for a  Spring Fling at our Scottdale nursery and retail location as we celebrate the beginning of a new gardening season of native plants and flowers!

  • Habitat Garden Group: Ephemerals

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

    March Habitat Garden Group: Ephemerals 03/24/2024, Sunday at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  What is an ephemeral?  Why do these plants have this weird yearly growth strategy?  Join us for a short presentation on the ecology of ephemeral forest plants in Georgia forests. Following discussion includes the ephemeral plants' basic needs, and ways to keep...

  • Canopy of a mature white oak (Quercus alba) in a forest

    Old Growth Forest in Your Own Backyard

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

    Old Growth Forest in Your Own Backyard with Kathryn Kolb 03/28/24 Thursday, 7:00-8:30 Does your backyard have remnants of old growth forest?  Learn to identify the key indicators that you may harbor, remnants of the original old growth forest of our region, in your backyard.  You may be surprised – rich older soils are best...

  • understory plants of a shade garden

    Shade Gardening with Andrea Greco

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

    Shade Gardening, Andrea Greco 04/11/24, Thursday,   7:00 pm - 8:30 pm  Not much sun? No problem! This class will focus on gardening in the shady areas of your garden using primarily native plants originating in the forests of the Piedmont region of Georgia. Shade gardens can be some of our most beautiful and enjoyable...

  • Pruning a shrub.

    Feel Empowered to Prune ’24

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

    Feel Empowered to Prune, Barbara Dorfman 04/14/24, Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  Prune for health and beauty.   Pruning is an important skill to learn for garden maintenance, to keep your trees and shrubs healthy, improving growing conditions by increasing available light to the understory, and improving airflow through both the tree or shrub...