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One of our most popular family events returns this weekend! Bring your littles to 𝗚𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 this Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Think costume runway moments, pumpkin decorating, live music, pony rides, train rides and the perfect opportunity to get some fall pics. 🎃🍂 Link in bio!

Fall break fun is 𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌𝒾𝓃𝑔 in the Garden! 🍂 Come meet our crafty, colorful scarecrows, explore the Children’s Garden and join us for weekly favorites like Storybook Time and Garden Grooves. Little memories, BIG fall vibes. 🧡

Fall is filled with choices. 🤭🍂 Decide wisely.

The list reasons to come to Fest-of Ale Thursday after 5 is long … but the 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 @double_dubby, 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 speak for themselves. See you at the Garden. 🍁

🌧️𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: Due to potential inclement weather this weekend, Garden Chef Demos scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, and Fall Family Fun scheduled for Oct. 10–11 have been canceled.

Piles of pumpkins! 🎃 Our fall displays are looking 𝘨𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘥, as always. Come get your seasonal fix of scarecrows and fall feels through Nov. 1.

Your patio, balcony or sunny little corner can be a garden, too. 🪴👀 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭.𝐄𝐚𝐭.𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭. starts its fall season of community gardening workshops with a quick livestream from the Garden this Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. Join Brandon for a chat on 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, and check the schedule to see where he'll pop up next – perhaps a garden near you! ➡️ Link in bio!

Two weeks until we get a little 𝙜𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙙-𝙜𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨 around here. 🎃🍂 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 is Oct. 22! Come see incredible pumpkin creations, explore the Garden and lean 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙡𝙡𝙡𝙡 the way into spooky season with us. 👻 Grab your tickets, rally the group chat and make it a fall night to remember! Link in bio!

Pumpkins, mums and gourds, OH MY! 🎃🍂 We’re fully in our Fall era over here. You coming? 👀🧡

🍂 Hello, October! From colorful scarecrows and pumpkin-filled displays to family fun and festive fall evenings, there’s plenty to discover at the Garden this month. ⬇️ 🎃 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 | Oct. 1-Nov. 1 🍺 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐨𝐟-𝐀𝐥𝐞 | Thursdays in October 🍁 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧 | Weekends in October 👻 𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 | Oct. 18 🎃 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 | Oct. 22 🍂 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 | Oct. 26 🌱 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐄𝐚𝐭. 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭. | Oct. 7 & 10 👨‍🍳 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬 | Oct. 3, 10, 24 & 31 🍽️ 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 | Oct. 8 & 29 🌿 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 | Oct. 14 🌱 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 | Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon 📖 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 | Wednesdays, 10 & 10:45 a.m. 🎶 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 | Thursdays, 10 & 10:45 a.m.

𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧 returns Oct. 3–Nov. 1 with fall-themed crafts, games and activities designed to delight youngsters of all ages. Join us Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.–noon, for a morning of seasonal fun and family time in the Garden. ✨

You won’t find this at your pumpkin patch… 🎃👀 But you will find it at Fall in the Garden. 🍂 YOU ready!?

Time is running out on Earth Goddess's 2026 blooming season. ⏰👀 Visit before Sept. 26, when her blooms quickly become bulbs and she transforms into Ice Goddess, the DIVA of 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘰. Psst! Member tickets are on sale now. ➡️ Link in bio!

🎃 They’re here. They’re watching. They’re ready for you. 👀 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 is officially YOURS! Come explore a Garden filled with community-created kooky scarecrows and larger-than-life crafty creations celebrating our 50th anniversary. 🍂✨

Shelly’s got a new home! 🐢🌿 Our radiated tortoise is settling into her new digs, complete with sturdy new cave, rocks to explore and other upgrades made just for her. Come say 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙤 in the Desert House! ✨

✨🌿 85 years of iconic 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 and 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴. Happy Birthday, Dale Chihuly. Today, we toast to the masterworks blooming in our permanent collection, from the Visitor Center to the Glade Garden, Parterre to Longleaf Restaurant. 🎂💚 #CelebrateChihuly

🍽️👩🏾‍🍳Sept. 17, Experience Southern cuisine through a contemporary lens as @thenewsouthatl brings its collaborative dinner series to the Outdoor Kitchen. The all-Black Atlanta chef collective celebrates culinary talent, culture and community by reimagining Southern ingredients and traditions. Up this week: Chefs Christan Willis, Charmain Ware-Jason, Dene Lynn, India Johnson and Jaye Smith. 🎟️ at link in bio!

Fire helps this forest flourish. 🔥 The Garden's Southeastern Center for Conservation is conducting prescribed burns at @nokuseconservation to restore longleaf pine ecosystems. In just a few weeks, today's ash will be replaced by new shoots, wildflowers and a healthier forest. 🌳

🌸 The rain didn’t stop this parade! Garden team members brought the smiles while blooming with pride in the 2026 @atlantapride parade.

Back for another round of pumpkin surprises with Audree! 🎃🍂 Part 2 is giving 𝑔𝑜𝓊𝓇𝒹-𝑔𝑒𝑜𝓊𝓈 variety. 👀

Aries, y'all good? 👀🎃🍂 Peer-review the first half of our scientifically significant 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 star sign archive, register your own creation by Sept. 14, and join us to see this year's crop Oct. 1- Nov. 1. Part two coming soon!

✨ Caviar, crisp bites and a garden full of blooms? A Longleaf snack completes your late-summer stroll – weekend plans worth savoring. 🥂

Garden stroll on a Monday? Say less. 🎃🍂 The Garden is OPEN on Oct. 12, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

🎉Happy 100th anniversary to our friends at the @highmuseumofart ! Frog Baby, the Perennial Garden’s beloved bronze statue by Edith Parsons, shares a special history with the museum. The sculpture was originally given to Mrs. Hunt Chipley by the Atlanta Art Association, which later became the High, and was placed on extended loan to the Garden in 1979. Now back after months of restoration, Frog Baby is ready for visitors, just in time for our 50th and the High's centennial!

✨🌼 From tiny dancers to creative characters, Scarecrows in the Garden is serving up handmade fall magic through Nov. 1. Which one is your favorite?

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✨🌼 From tiny dancers to creative characters, Scarecrows in the Garden is serving up handmade fall magic through Nov.