园区概况
亚特兰大植物园（Atlanta Botanical Garden）位于佐治亚州亚特兰大市匹兹堡大道1345号，毗邻皮德蒙特公园，是一座占地30英亩的城市绿洲。植物园于1976年正式对外开放，园内拥有获奖的儿童花园、独特的树冠步道（Canopy Walk）和风景如画的天际线花园。2015年，植物园在盖恩斯维尔开设的分园正式运营，设有东南部最大的保护苗圃。
使命与保护
植物园的使命是”为展示、教育、保护、研究和观赏目的开发和维护植物收藏”。东南部保护中心（Southeastern Center for Conservation）是植物园的核心机构，通过保护遗传学与进化研究、人口动态研究和创新合作伙伴关系推进保护科学。植物园在加勒比海地区、波多黎各、古巴、维尔京群岛和厄瓜多尔开展国际保护合作，致力于保护和恢复珍稀濒危植物及其栖息地。
活动与课程
植物园为各年龄段游客提供丰富的教育活动。成人课程涵盖园艺技能提升、自然世界探索、艺术创作等主题，包括植物水彩画、蜡染版画、兰花绘画、乌龟养殖基础等专题课程。户外厨房项目邀请亚特兰大知名厨师展示植物到餐桌的烹饪体验。图书馆藏有超过11400册书籍和162种期刊。
儿童项目丰富多彩：每周二的”花园游戏时光”、周三的”绘本故事时间”、周四的”花园律动”以及周六的”幼苗表演”等定期活动深受家庭喜爱。夏季有”魔法花园夏令营”、”从种子到零食夏令营”等特色项目。学校团体可参加校外教学参观，家庭可参与”女童军在行动”等特别活动。
年度特色活动包括”Niki in the Garden”大型雕塑展（2026年迎来50周年特别回顾展）、每周四晚间的”花园鸡尾酒会”、夏季周末的”现场音乐花园”系列以及盖恩斯维尔分园的”观鸟比赛”等。
会员与福利
植物园会员可享受多项专属权益：全年无限次白天入园、专属活动和首映邀请、花园商店折扣、以及美国园艺学会互惠花园福利（覆盖北美超过380座花园）。植物园还为退伍军人和现役军人提供5美元门票优惠。
官方网站：https://www.atlantabg.org/
Garden Overview
The Atlanta Botanical Garden is located at 1345 Piedmont Avenue, adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. The Garden opened in 1976 and has become the emerald jewel of Atlanta culture. Spanning 30 acres, the Garden features an award-winning Children’s Garden, the unique Canopy Walk through Storza Woods, and the picturesque Skyline Garden. The Gainesville location, opened in 2015, celebrates years of planning and development of one of North Georgia’s most beautiful landscapes, home to the largest conservation nursery in the Southeast.
Mission and Conservation
The Garden’s mission is “to develop and maintain plant collections for the purposes of display, education, conservation, research and enjoyment.” The Southeastern Center for Conservation advances conservation science through conservation genetics, evolutionary studies, demographic studies, and innovative partnerships. With international conservation interests in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Virgin Islands) and Ecuador, the Garden is committed to positively affecting international plant populations through research, conservation, education and restoration.
Activities and Classes
The Garden offers diverse educational programs for visitors of all ages. Adult classes refine gardening skills, explore the natural world, and develop artistic talents through courses on botanical watercolor, cyanotype printing, orchid drawing, and turtle keeping basics. The Outdoor Kitchen series features Atlanta’s top chefs in plant-to-plate culinary experiences. The Sheffield Botanical Library houses over 11,400 books and 162 periodicals.
Children’s programming includes weekly Tuesday Garden Playtime, Wednesday Storybook Time, Thursday Garden Grooves, and Saturday Shows for Seedlings performances. Summer highlights include the Enchanted Creative Garden Summer Camp and Seeds to Snacks Summer Camp. School groups enjoy guided field trips, while families can participate in special events like Girl Scouts in the Garden.
Annual signature events include Niki in the Garden (celebrating the Garden’s 50th anniversary in 2026 with a special encore exhibition of monumental sculptures), Thursday evening Cocktails in the Garden during summer months, Music in the Garden weekends at the Gainesville location, and the Birdhouse Competition.
Membership and Benefits
Garden members enjoy unlimited daytime entry during regular Garden hours, invitations to exclusive events and premieres, discounts in the Garden Gift Shop, and reciprocal benefits at over 380 gardens across North America through the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admission Program. Veterans and active-duty service members receive a $5 discount on both daytime admission and Garden Lights, Holiday Nights tickets.
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