Southern Garden History: Cherokee Garden Library

Over 25,000 books, photographs, manuscripts, seed catalogs, and landscape drawings are included in the Cherokee Garden Library collection. These rare and valuable resources tell the story of American horticulture and botanical history in the Southeastern United States and areas of influence throughout America, Europe, and Asia.

The collection is accessible to anyone interested in exploring the heritage of gardening, landscape design, garden history, floral design, botanical art, and ecology.

While the collection is a focal point, the Garden Library also attracts a community of people who enjoy the year-round calendar of lectures, exhibitions, tours, and collaborations with partner agencies.
 

Explore the Collection
Open to the public, free of charge, Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
>The Collection at a Glance
>Ten American Treasures
>Books Based on Research in the Collection
>Search the Kenan Research Center Catalog

Learn and Be Inspired
by our lectures, tours, and exhibitions.
>Upcoming Events
>Curatorial tours of the collection are by appointment. Contact Director Staci Catron at 404.814.4046 or via email.
>Program Highlights 2003 to Present

Help Preserve Rare Books
through the Adopt-A-Book program.
>Adopt-A-Book Program and How Books are Preserved

Donate Materials to the Collection
Find out what kinds of books and materials are needed in our collection.
>How to Donate Materials

Learn about Historic Gardens of Georgia
Review garden surveys conducted through the Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative (GHLI) - a collaboration with the Garden Club of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the National Park Service.
>About the Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative

UPCOMING EVENTS

Susan Haltom, author of One Writer’s Garden:  Eudora Welty’s Home Place, Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:00 p.m. lecture, followed by book signing and reception in
McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center. This event is a fundraiser for the Cherokee Garden Library. For tickets, call 404.814.4046.
> More information

An evening with renowned landscape historian, Judith B. Tankard, author of Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:00 pm lecture, followed by a book signing and reception in
 McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center.  Free to the public. Reservations are required by calling 404.814.4046 or  via email.
> More information

Help Sustain a Valuable Public Resource
Cherokee Garden Library operations, programs, as well as collection expansion and conservation, are funded by individual contributions and grants.

Every gift, large or small, helps us continue to offer resources and programs enjoyed by gardeners, historians, landscape architects, ecologists, writers, students, and nature lovers.

Or, make check payable to "Cherokee Garden Library" and mail to: 

Cherokee Garden Library
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30305-1366

For more information about the Garden Library or about contributions and planned giving, contact:
Cherokee Garden Library Director, Staci Catron, at 404.814.4046 or via email. 

> Cherokee Garden Club – founders of the Cherokee Garden Library
> About the Cherokee Garden Library Founding and Leadership
> Board of Trustees  

Garden Citings: The Official Newsletter of the Cherokee Garden Library

Fall 2011

Spring 2011

Fall 2010

Spring 2010

Fall 2009

Spring 2009

Spring/Fall/Winter 2008

Fall/Winter 2007

The Cherokee Garden Library is a member of the Southern Garden History Society
and The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries