The Color of Fall + Basics of Plant ID: a Botanical Garden Walk & Talk

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The Color of Fall + Basics of Plant ID: a Botanical Garden Walk & Talk

The Basics:

Event Type:

Learn

Event Location:

East Atlanta: GA Perimeter College near I-285 Flat Shoals Rd exit

Learn: The Color of Fall + Basics of Plant ID: a Botanical Garden Walk & Talk

Date(s) & Time:

Fri, Oct 4 2013 10:00 am >> Fri, Oct 4 2013 1:00 pm

Registration Opens:

Tue, Oct 1 2013 6:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Oct 4 2013 8:00 am

Event Duration:

3 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Distance:

2 Miles

Pace:

Leisurely

Trip Leader(s):

Charlie Cottingham

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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IN A NUTSHELL: The weather is expected to be beautiful this Friday morning, so please join us for this fascinating "Learn-your-Native-Plants" hike and optional "Colors-of-Fall" lecture that are unaffected by the Federal government "shutdown" and available at no charge to all who have an interest in nature and gardening. On Fridays each fall Georgia Perimeter College offers such an "Open House" guided walk plus lecture in their amazing botanical garden at their "Decatur Campus" on Atlanta's east side.
The GPC Native Plant Botanical Garden displays beautiful trees, shrubs, vines, ferns and bog plants in two main garden areas. The Native Plant Garden boasts over 4000 different native, rare, and endangered perennials, flowering plants and shrubs indigenous to the Southeast and other parts of the U.S. Also featured now is their newer Ferns of the World exhibit which is said to have more different species of ferns than any other garden in the United States!

EVENT DETAILS: Our Atlanta Outdoor Club "subgroup" will gather at 10:00 AM at the garden entrance - see detailed directions & GPS info below. After introducing one another we'll walk in together and first explore the greenhouse area. A variety of potted native plants are offered for sale to garden guests at very reasonable prices. At 10:30 AM we'll join plant identification expert David O. Funderburk for a leisurely guided hike through the garden entitled "Plant ID - the Basics." Now retired, Mr. Funderburk has had a distinguished career as a nature educator, author and member of the professional staff of Fernbank Science Center.
Stick around with us if you like at 12:00 Noon for a fascinating talk entitled "The Color of Fall," also presented by Mr. Funderburk. Bring a picnic lunch if you like, and we can enjoy our lunches and share extra items both before and during the talk.

FOR MORE ABOUT THE GARDEN: Click on the following handy link for a schedule of all of GPC's nice "Friday Open House" walks & talks in the botanical garden this fall. You can also click "Home" (at the base of that page) to access their other beautiful garden webpages and photos.
http://gpcnativegarden.org/sales13fall.html

Required Items to Bring:

- Wear comfortable Clothing & Walking Shoes.
- Consider bringing a little Water and/or hydrate well before the event.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

- A light Daypack or Fanny Pack for carrying your personal items.
- A Picnic Lunch & Beverage. We can take the time to have lunch together after the guided Plant-ID walk.
- Your Camera. It's a very photogenic place and your shots can remind you of new plant species you've learned, etc.
- Some Cash and/or your Checkbook, in case you'd like to purchase some of the nice potted native plants.
- A compact Umbrella or other light raingear if there's a possibility of showers in the forecast.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

DIRECTIONS from I-285/ I-85 "SPAGHETTI JCN" INTERCHANGE in NE METRO ATLANTA:
1. From the I-285/ I-85 Interchange (near Doraville) take I-285 southward about 15 miles and get off at the Flat Shoals Rd exit (I-285 exit #48 which is 2 mi south of the big I-285/ I-20 interchange).
2. Turn Right onto Flat Shoals Road and go just 0.2 mile (northwestward) to the traffic light at Panthersville Rd.
3. Turn Left onto Panthersville Rd and continue straight ahead for about 1 mile (southward). After passing through the traffic light at Clifton Springs Rd get in the rightmost lane of traffic.
4. Just before this rightmost lane ends, look for a small "..Botanical Garden" sign and turn Right (westward) into the large parking lot.
5. Park and meet others in our AOC "subgroup" at 10:00 AM in the far side of the parking lot near the garden entrance path.

For a zoomable map or satellite view of our meetup spot near the garden entrance click on the rectangular blue & green "Event Location" icon near the top of this article.

You GPS Users may wish to augment the above directions by entering the following Lat/Lon coordinates of our meetup spot as your destination: 33.68706,-84.27415

The street address & phone number of GPC's "Native Plant Botanical Garden" are:
3251 Panthersville Rd, Decatur, GA 678-891-2668

Notes:

* We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines while participating in AOC events.

Cost Includes:

FREE Event with free Parking and no Garden Entrance Fee!

Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review the AOC cancellation policy.