Smyrna Community Garden

09/17/2026

If you're looking for jonquil bulbs this year in Smyrna! Check out the Friends of Smyrna Library sale!

The jonquil bulbs are here! Buy a bag using the Friends of Smyrna Library website, then bring your receipt to the front desk at the library to pick up. Proceeds benefit Smyrna Library collections and programs, thank you! https://friendsofsmyrnalibrary.com/store/p/jonquil-bulbs

06/25/2026

Want to learn all about the time-honored art of seed saving, from plant selection to seed preparation? Join us for this season’s Plant. Eat. Repeat at Smyrna Community Garden on Wednesday, July 1. You will explore the various parts of the seeds, plant selection, collecting, preparing and storing seeds helping to build confidence in this time-honored aspect of regenerative agriculture.

📅 Wednesday, July 1 at 6 p.m.
🔗 Spots still open! Sign up here: https://www.foodwellalliance.org/plant-eat-repeat

Atlanta Botanical Garden

06/16/2026

Join Keep Smyrna Beautiful for Blooms & Bees: A Pollinator Pocket Walkthrough — a free, self-paced stroll through our newest pollinator garden.

A local native bee expert will kick things off with a short talk on her research, then wander at your own pace, chat with the people who built it, and discover what makes this pollinator pocket thrive.

📅 Thursday, June 25 | 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 River Line Park

Registration requested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blooms-bees-a-pollinator-pocket-walkthrough-tickets-1991076705023?msockid=3705f7dbf03261c3089ae0a9f1256017

06/10/2026

We'll be welcoming back Food Well Alliance and the Atlanta Botanical Garden for their Plant. Eat. Repeat. series on Wednesday, July 1st! They'll be giving a hands-on workshop on seed saving.

This introductory workshop will explore the various parts of the seeds, plant selection, collecting, preparing and storing seeds helping to build confidence in this time-honored aspect of regenerative agriculture. Register below!

Join the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Food Well Alliance for a hands-on workshop on seed saving.

04/27/2026

09/15/2025

We’re excited to share that 2 plots have opened up in the garden with no one on the waitlist! Now is a great time to start gardening with fall veggies (beets, broccoli, collards, lettuce, mustard, onions, radishes, spinach and turnips).

If you’re interested in joining, please fill out our waitlist form to be considered. Since there are only two plots available right now, spots are limited. If you don’t get one this time, don’t worry, we’ll contact you as soon as your name comes up and another plot opens in the future!

Fill out the waitlist here: https://bit.ly/smyrnagardenwaitlist

08/12/2025

Do you like to support butterflies? Native perennials in the Rudbeckia genus are a beautiful way to do it. This is cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata), one of the few that doesn’t have a dark center. This tall perennial has leaves that are lobed or which appear to be divided or cut. It likes moist areas and full sun and can be a bit aggressive if it’s TOO happy, but I’m sure you can work something out. Blooms are just opening now in the northern part of the state. Later, the goldfinches will be happy to stop by and feast on the seeds.

06/30/2025

Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is the more well-known species in Georgia. Large, showy, exotic purple flowers can be found on roadsides throughout the state, no doubt startling people that see it for the first time. It has large, glossy leaves with 3 lobes and the large fruit pods are quite noticeable. Known by folks throughout the South as “maypops,” these fruits have been lobbed and smashed by kids as long as there have been kids!

Passiflora is the host plant for both the Gulf and Variegated fritillary butterflies as well as a source of nectar for native bees and other insects. Look for the orange caterpillars with soft black spikes munching away on the leaves. It is also a host plant for Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, in the southern part of the state.

06/17/2025

Join us in July for workshop on mulching and drip irrigation from Food Well Alliance and Atlanta Botanical Garden. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/plant-eat-repeat-454139

In 2025, we're teaming up with Atlanta Botanical Garden to dive into all things irrigation and water conservation as part of our Plant. Eat. Repeat workshop series.
Our summer series on mulching and drip irrigation is here!

We'll cover:
🌱 The pros and cons of different mulch subtrates
🌱 Tips for effective mulching
🌱 How to use and maintain a drip irrigation system.

Sign up for a workshop near you! https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/plant-eat-repeat-454139

Lilburn Community Garden, Smyrna Community Garden, and Global Growers Network