Events

Take a Deep Dive into interesting books and corresponding guest speakers. Whether you are a master gardener or have yet to get your gloves dirty, this is a great opportunity to gather with others who share your passion for our natural world.  Books are a great way to get to know people while learning something new.

Book Talk – Free

Speaker Series $10.00 (Free for Members)

Ethnobotany Workshop

Long before our modern pharmacy, humans have been getting by with the power of plants. In this hands on Lockerly After Hours evening, learn about the native Georgia plants that can be used for medicinal purposes, then make your very own hemlock tea and witch hazel salve to cure your future wounds.
Thursday Aug. 28
7-8:30 pm

Members: $15; Non-members: $25
(includes instruction, materials, and beer/wine).

Stumpery Workshop – The Sequel

Our last Stumpery workshop was a resounding success. The next step is to create a dead hedge to complete the look. Come and learn how to create a ‘dead hedge’, and help us complete our stumpery.

In case you missed the previous workshop, and are new to the stumpery term, the world’s first stumpery was created in Staffordshire, England, in the mid-19th century. Using old stumps, root balls, ferns, mosses, and other low-light thriving plants, gardeners created unique, almost fantastical spaces all over the UK and then beyond.

Saturday, Sept 6 at 10:30am

Members: $10; Non-members: $20
(includes instruction, materials)

Our Bi-Annual Kids Fishing Event

Lockerly’s bi-annual fishing event is here. It is FREE for all kids to fish the pond recently stocked by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources with catfish.

Come see if you can reel in the biggest fish!

      • For children ages 16 & under
      • We provide the bait! (fish love hot dogs)
      • Bring your own rods, reels, tackle, stringer or bucket
      • Take home up to 5 fish / child

Get on your Walking Shoes!

Open at 7:00 am

Grab a friend and come get in your steps, and enjoy a walk around the arboretum. Coffee is available in front of the admin office.

No cost, we just ask for a donation if you wish.

Come Meet our Reptiles!

Join us for a 30 minute information session to learn more about our reptile friends
Saturdays at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30pm
Tuesdays at 4 pm
Meet in front of the Woods Museum

Come for a Nature Ramble

Join a Lockerly Education staff member for an informal nature ramble around the property.


Learn what’s blooming, what birds are singing, what bugs are flying, and all that nature has to offer!


Every Saturday 12:00 & 3:00 pm