Georgia Spring Garden Tour
April 8 through 12
Note: Links to Web Sites of Trip Destinations are Provided Below.
Join the Detroit Garden Center travelers this spring as we tour the gardens in the Atlanta area during azalea season. Leave from Detroit Metro Airport at 10:10 a.m. Tues., and arrive in Atlanta at 12:15 p.m. Our first stop will be Oak Grove Plantation in Newnan, an 1830's plantation house surrounded by 4 acres of theme gardens, then on to Callaway Gardens where we will spend the night. Overnight stay at the Callaway Inn across from the gardens. Wednesday is set aside for a day at Callaway Gardens with its exuberance of azaleas, rhododendrons, wildflowers, and more. Our unhurried tour of the gardens will include the Butterfly House and a private tour of the greenhouses. Return to Atlanta Wednesday afternoon to the Doubletree Hotel, a Hilton property in the exclusive Buckhead area, with shopping and restaurants nearby.
Thursday will be spent in Athens, a Mecca of horticulture. Visit the University of Georgia's renowned trial gardens, State Botanical Gardens of Georgia, a nursery, and private gardens, including that of Dr. Allan Armitage. Friday -- the Atlanta area: tour private gardens and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, with its Fuqua Conservatory and outstanding orchid collection.
Saturday, The Atlanta History Center and gardens, one of the city's prime attractions, will be our final stop. After lunch, leave for the Atlanta airport, departing at 4:25 for a 6:20 p.m. arrival home.
Included are all hotel reservations and gratuities, baggage handling (except at airports), airlines and bus transportation, guide services, full buffet breakfasts, lunches, and a dinner buffet at Callaway Gardens. Call the Center, 313-259-6363, for price and trip brochure. You must be a Detroit Garden Center member to participate. You may check out these destinations on the Internet for more information (see links below) Many of our travelers are returning "customers" from previous years.
For Additional Information:
Call the Detroit Garden Center at (313) 259-6363 Fax: (313) 259-0107
Or Email
Links to Trip Destination Web Sites:
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Doubletree Atlanta Hotel / Buckhead
University of Georgia Trial Gardens
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Atlanta Botanical Garden Home Page
Atlanta Botanical Garden - Fugua Orchid Center
