Cherokee Garden Library

Interested in gardening, landscape design, garden history, horticulture, floral design, botanical art, cultural landscapes, natural landscapes, and plant ecology?

Come see over 40,000 books, photographs, manuscripts, seed catalogs, and landscape drawings included in the Cherokee Garden Library, a library of the Kenan Research Center.

These rare and valuable resources tell the diverse and meaningful stories of the people and plants that have shaped the Southeastern United States and areas of influence throughout the world.

Information about hours, location, and appointments here.

Contact Staci L. Catron, Cherokee Garden Library Director, at 404.814.4046 or scatron@atlantahistorycenter.com

Upcoming Events

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Garden Citings Publication

Explore stories from the Cherokee Garden Library collection, including collection acquisitions, collection highlights, book conservation projects, garden history narratives, historic landscape documentation, programs, donor recognition, and more.

Spring 2025

Black in the Garden. Podcast.

Exploring Black Botanical History

Atlanta History Center is excited to partner with Black in the Garden for a special four-part podcast series exploring Gardens and Cultural Landscapes of Black America, the new digital collection from Cherokee Garden Library. Host Colah B Tawkin explains how this partnership came to be.

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Past Programs

Our Founding

Founded by the Cherokee Garden Club in 1975, the Cherokee Garden Library is a member of the Southern Garden History Society and The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.

Learn more about the founding of the Cherokee Garden Library.

For even more information about the Cherokee Garden Library, please contact Garden Library Director, Staci Catron, at 404.814.4046 or scatron@atlantahistorycenter.com.

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