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⏱️ The countdown to Atlanta’s favorite holiday tradition starts tomorrow! ✨ 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔, 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ✨ opens Nov. 14. What will the Garden bring to you this season?

🤠💥 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱! Come find Duck Norris at 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 through Nov. 1.

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!

How many pumpkins are on the Anne Cox Chambers Flower Walk? ⬇️ Drop your best guess in the comments for a chance to win a 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, or an extension if you've already joined. ✨🌿. The winner will be announced Friday, Oct. 16, and notified via DM from this account.

🌿🖤 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 ... 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲!? Tomorrow, Oct. 13, Felicia Feaster, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, presents a FREE Alston Lecture: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, on the Victorian fascination with a natural world that was both revered and feared. Join in person or online at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. 📚

𝘖𝘩, 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭. 💰🍯 Honey Money Hank is ready for his close-up at the Garden entrance! Come celebrate 25 years of 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧, sponsored by Huntington Bank 🍁

🍂 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.

🎃 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. 🍂✨

🎄✨ Tickets are available NOW for 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘰! Atlanta’s favorite holiday tradition shines even brighter this year with more displays, extended hours and 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗸𝘀. ✨ Secure your tickets now before the holiday season is in full swing 🔗 in bio.

🌸 MEMBERSHIP GIVEAWAY 🌸 We're ending Member Appreciation Month with a chance for our 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 to win a 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘠𝘌𝘈𝘙 𝘍𝘈𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘠 𝘔𝘌𝘔𝘉𝘌𝘙𝘚𝘏𝘐𝘗 🌿 Entering is easy! 𝐓𝐚𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨. 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴? 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺? 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘻𝘦? 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴!? We’ll draw the winner at random from the answers and give them a one-year family membership, which includes unlimited complimentary admission during daytime hours, guest passes to share with friends and family, exclusive previews, discounts in (and beyond) the Garden and so. much. more.✨ Non-members only. The winner will be selected Friday, October. 2. Winners will be notified via DM from this account.

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 📸 Throwing it back to 2023 with this Braves-inspired scarecrow bringing some Atlanta spirit to the Garden. Now, we’re sending all the postseason luck to the @braves! ❤️💙

🌻𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲? In addition to the Garden closing early for the Garden of Eden Ball, please note that due to a festival in Piedmont Park, on-site parking may be limited. Garden guests must enter via Piedmont Avenue and show proof of admission to receive the hourly parking rate. Festival guests must enter through the Monroe Drive entrance and will be charged the $35 festival parking rate.

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!

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

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!

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

✨ 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.

Fall's a busy time, so go ahead and make room for 𝗚𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 on Oct. 18. 🎃🚂 The annual family fun day brings a costume runway, pony rides, train rides and more to our Garden loaded with mums, pumpkins and fall photo ops. Plan your visit at the link in bio!

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Fall's a busy time, so go ahead and make room for 𝗚𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 on Oct.